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Cheezoholic

(2,044 posts)
Sat Apr 27, 2024, 11:48 PM Apr 27

Tornado outbreak ongoing near Norman/Oklahoma City, these may make it to Tulsa according to SPC... local live coverage

They are hitting populated areas, training over the same areas similar to yesterday. NWS saying debris is being lofted 25k ft in the air.

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Tornado outbreak ongoing near Norman/Oklahoma City, these may make it to Tulsa according to SPC... local live coverage (Original Post) Cheezoholic Apr 27 OP
Major tornado on the ground right now. crickets Apr 27 #1
Damn, that Live Coverage is something to watch. Looks like all .. chouchou Apr 28 #2
This coverage reminds me of the supercell tornado storm of 1985 wnylib Apr 28 #4
Wicked night for so many folks 😭 MerryBlooms Apr 28 #3
Geez. Geez irisblue Apr 28 #5
Massive damage all over the state of okla. It started around 10 Tess49 Apr 28 #6

chouchou

(655 posts)
2. Damn, that Live Coverage is something to watch. Looks like all ..
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 12:01 AM
Apr 28

Hell is braking loose. Weather guy said 4 tornados all on his scope, at same time. Whoa!

wnylib

(21,731 posts)
4. This coverage reminds me of the supercell tornado storm of 1985
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 12:50 AM
Apr 28

that swept through eastern Ohio, northwestern PA, southwestern NY, and southern Ontario, Canada.

I was in southwestern NY at the time, reading a book with the TV tuned in to a PA station. I had turned the volume down and was surprised when I glanced at the TV screen and saw a running tape at the bottom calling for all electrical and rescue emergency crews to report to work regardless of shift or vacation time.

When I turned up the volume and heard the locations of several tornadoes on the ground in Ohio and PA, I knew that we were in the path in western NY. Tornadoes generally move in SW to NE patterns. As a native of northwest PA, I knew the locations of the towns being named.

I warned my husband and we went to the basement with a portable radio. We got heavy winds and hail, but touchdowns occurred outside of town.

That supercell spawned several tornadoes on the ground at once in the affected areas, ranging from EF1 to EF5. Whole towns were wiped out. A portion of the storm moved eastward in PA, halfway across the state, hitting campgrounds. Unfortunately, there were several deaths and hundreds of injuries.

This region does not get tornadoes often like the Midwest does, but that afternoon and evening was a nightmare.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_United_States%E2%80%93Canada_tornado_outbreak#:~:text=The%201985%20United%20States%E2%80%93Canada,including%2014%20in%20Ontario%2C%20Canada.





Tess49

(1,580 posts)
6. Massive damage all over the state of okla. It started around 10
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 02:33 AM
Apr 28

Am. it has finally moved east of here (Norman, ok). I am exhausted .

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