Meteorologist told people

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11. Watching the coverage live of that was startling

MSNBC and The Weather Channel were broadcasting the local station live with coverage from helicopter and from the studio of the funnel passing over Moore. At one point, CNN was using footage from the same station.

The two things that struck me early were the meteorologist telling people to get out - the funnel at that point was 1/4 to 1/2 mile wide and getting bigger. The second was when the reporter in the copter realized that the location of the funnel was right where his house was - amazing man stopped for a few seconds, then continued to cover the progress of the tornado churning across his community.

The reporters at that station - I don't know the call letters - were amazing. The were obviously frightened, scared for themselves, their families and their community, but they held it together, giving warnings, giving the track of the tornado, giving advice on what to do. They all deserve awards and recognition for their professionalism.