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dixiegrrrrl

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5. That tornado was 2.6 miles wide and an F-5....

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2013, 12:19 PM

Jun 2013

The only sane advice would have been to find below ground shelter, which is what I heard one Okla. tv guy say during the outbreak the week before. He said it loudly and often.
It also needs to be mentioned that Okal. officials CLOSED parts of the freeway, including on-off ramps, which contributed to the gridlock.
Plus there was torrential rain pouring down, which stopped traffic..you cannot drive in that kind of rain, there is zero visibility, even during the day.
It was a perfect storm of mis-cues and weather problems, for sure.
I am actually surprised there were not more fatalities.

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Oklahoma TV weatherman ( Mike Morgan) vilified for tornado advice [View all] question everything Jun 2013 OP

The only time I would Jenoch Jun 2013 #1

I've been in that situation TrogL Jun 2013 #3

Each situation is different. Jenoch Jun 2013 #9

With a EF4/5 tornado in an area where tornado shelters are inexplicably rare.... hlthe2b Jun 2013 #2

I'm in the midwest and the advice they've always given is - never stay in your car. cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #4

That tornado was 2.6 miles wide and an F-5.... dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #5

i heard mr morgan say this on the telly, it was kinda shocking. spanone Jun 2013 #6

Please tell me if he seemed panicked. This sounds like he was freaked out. freshwest Jun 2013 #11

For real! The last thing you should do is be in a moving vehicle! Myrina Jun 2013 #7

Morgasm deserves the critcism Floyd_Gondolli Jun 2013 #8

That 'sucked from their cars' just about says it all. freshwest Jun 2013 #10

Also, I read that there was a pileup at the entry under a bridge where many thought question everything Jun 2013 #13

I agree. Supposed to quit your car, climb up the embankment, squeeze in at the top near the bridge. freshwest Jun 2013 #14

I Was Watching... KharmaTrain Jun 2013 #12

His advice saved people in the prior tornado. But... DevonRex Jun 2013 #15

And what if there isn't any underground shelter nearby?? Saboburns Jun 2013 #16

Go where? I think that avoiding the major freeway where everyone went question everything Jun 2013 #20

I did a double take when I heard him say that. AngryOldDem Jun 2013 #17

That is deadly "advice." Jamastiene Jun 2013 #18

GOOD! Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #19