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Anyone live near Joplin, MO? Massive tornado

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  1. timthegem timthegem is offline

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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:34am)

    Watching the live "tornado hunt" broadcast on www.weather.com from Joplin, MO and it looks like the entire town is gone. It's horrible. Mike Bettis said the tornado hit at about 6pm and they have personally seen fatalities. He started crying.

    Thoughts & prayers to any P5ers and their families in that area.
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:38am) in reply to timthegem

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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:42am) in reply to TheSilentBob

    Damn - hospital looks wrecked there - and it's not like a lot of people there can get away.
     
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:45am) in reply to SpankyHamm

    this looks realllllly bad.

    prayers for anyone in the affected area
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:45am) in reply to SpankyHamm

    Sounded like a woman is still looking for her children near where they're standing. A body was carried away earlier, couldn't see it too well. A witness reported seeing a 300lb man get blown through a window when the tornado hit.
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:46am) in reply to timthegem

    Just heard about this from some friends in arkansas, sounds horrible.
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:49am) in reply to AMARTIN1181

    i can't remember the exact s/n...but kasey_gcp or something like that is from joplin or the area...hope he's okay

    we used to play ball at missouri southern or whatever it's called in joplin...the city is bigger than i thought and has quite a bit around it...this is pretty bad.
    Edited By: JRoth15 May 23rd, 2011 at 01:50 AM
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:50am) in reply to JRoth15

    Absolutely sickening stuff
     
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:54am) in reply to orgnalsooners

    Wow, prayers for the area tonight.
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:55am) in reply to swizbeatz

    el_tiburon is from Joplin per his profile
     
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:55am) in reply to SpankyHamm

    wow hospitals are made to withstand this kind of stuff. just gives you and idea how bad it was
     
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:55am) in reply to timthegem

     
    Originally Posted by timthegem View Post

    A witness reported seeing a 300lb man get blown through a window when the tornado hit.

    Now those are some strong lips.

    Just clicked on the link - holy fuckin shit. Hope everyone on here from that area is ok.
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 1:59am) in reply to kellykip

    louiemdj is from the area as well
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 2:01am) in reply to kellykip

    lol nice. Apparently he was inside the hospital on an upper floor.
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 2:07am) in reply to timthegem

    is the world ending?
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 2:09am) in reply to TMLMS13

     
    Originally Posted by TMLMS13 View Post

    is the world ending?

    Isn't it obvious?

    Southern states have never had tornado's in May.
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 2:10am) in reply to JRoth15

     
    Originally Posted by JRoth15 View Post

    i can't remember the exact s/n...but kasey_gcp or something like that is from joplin or the area...hope he's okay

    we used to play ball at missouri southern or whatever it's called in joplin...the city is bigger than i thought and has quite a bit around it...this is pretty bad.


    He is fine, he is deployed. Dont know about his family tho.
     
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 2:11am) in reply to wantagolf

    Yes it is ending - for some. But not everyone.
     
  19. midmoguy midmoguy is offline

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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 2:20am) in reply to SpankyHamm

    Walmart in Joplin

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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 2:22am) in reply to SpankyHamm

    I've done a ton of travel the past 10 years but last week was the first time I ever drove through tornado damage - on my way through southern Virginia into Tennessee, just off the interstate a small community for about .5 miles just wiped out. So crazy to see trees just ripped apart and some building totally gone while others no more than 100 feet away were just fine I can't imagine seeing what a tornado does when it goes right through a city.
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 2:31am) in reply to skeeze666

    Holy crap, if this was equal or worse than the Birmingham tornado then just wow I drove through birm a coup weeks ago and it was crazy seeing huge trees ripped up and laid over
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 2:45am) in reply to tekiller

    Tune into local law enforcement in Jasper Co. Missouri. I feel the pain. We got it bad in Alabama a few weeks ago. Good luck out there.

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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 2:55am) in reply to imhooks

    Sick fuckin' hook echo imo



    Doubt it's coincidence storms are getting stronger, happening more frequently, and hitting farther north of their historical targets. Someones gotta say it.
     
  24. timthegem timthegem is offline

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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 2:57am) in reply to adamsapple19

    You truly are a visionary.
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 3:01am) in reply to adamsapple19

     
    Originally Posted by adamsapple19 View Post

    Sick fuckin' hook echo imo

    Doubt it's coincidence storms are getting stronger, happening more frequently, and hitting farther north of their historical targets. Someones gotta say it.

    Yup, its the same reason why Seattle being damn near about 7 degrees colder than normal for the past 90 days. We have had about 5 days in last 60 that were at or above average. You know what...next week we are scheduled for another week of temps ten degrees below normal.

    Now there is Ka-wink-e-dink
    Edited By: Prestonluv May 23rd, 2011 at 03:09 AM
  26. imhooks imhooks is offline

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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 3:05am) in reply to Prestonluv

    Nice hook. This was the bow echo on the storms that hit Arkansas last month:

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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 3:06am) in reply to adamsapple19

    Edited By: Reech May 23rd, 2011 at 03:10 AM
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 3:09am) in reply to Prestonluv

     
    Originally Posted by Prestonluv View Post

    Yup, its the same reason why Seattle being damn near about 7 degrees colder than normal for the past 90 days. We have had about 5 days in last 60 that were at or above average. You know what...next week we are scheduled for another week of temps ten degrees below normal.

    You just described the kind of stuff that likely occurs w climate change. Thanks for making the case against yourself.

    "Global Warming" was a bad name to give it initially because it allowed small-minded people to draw small-minded conclusions.
     
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 3:09am) in reply to imhooks

    ya the weather has been crazy this spring in iowa, it has either been extremely hot (99 last week here, record breaking) or really cold and windy/rainy..i mean ya it is iowa and we have swings like that a lot but the fluctuations are much larger this spring for some reason. another kawinkadink?
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    May 23rd, 2011 (5/23/2011 3:15am) in reply to hawgfarmer





    edit: notice at the :23 mark - mammatus clouds, very rare
    Edited By: Reech May 23rd, 2011 at 03:26 AM
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