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7. I am starting to think that our news services

Reply to Fawke Em (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 28, 2014, 12:02 AM

Apr 2014

Lack even news bureaus outside major markets.

Watching cosmos, and the twitter

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'Mass casualty situation' reported in Arkansas town after tornado hits [View all] applegrove Apr 2014 OP

ugh not good. laundry_queen Apr 2014 #1

and CNN (which is the place for news) is brillantly absent still nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #2

The Weather Channel is discussing it. Fawke Em Apr 2014 #6

I am starting to think that our news services nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #7

Pictures here dixiegrrrrl Apr 2014 #13

I have a friend who lives right outside Vilonia Maw Kettle Apr 2014 #3

That is not rare, I hope they have a USAR with all the fancy toys nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #4

I hope the Waltons in Bentonville are paying attention. ErikJ Apr 2014 #5

Y'all it is bad here - tornado on the ground for 80 miles and at least 15 dead that they know of Hestia Apr 2014 #8

Oh my Tsiyu Apr 2014 #9

Thanks for the links, I hope you are safe. Voice for Peace Apr 2014 #11

Yes, the same Mayflower - some folks just can't catch a break starroute Apr 2014 #15

Damn!!! You are right nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #17

I wonder what happened to the storm chasers. A couple of ours were killed in a large Tess49 Apr 2014 #18

Danaged vehicle, but people were okay Tree-Hugger Apr 2014 #35

Thanks for the update. They were very lucky. n/t Tess49 Apr 2014 #44

The storms should lose some of their punch before alfredo Apr 2014 #21

Six confirmed dead nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #10

Eight dead swilton Apr 2014 #12

I fear it is going to continue to rise nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #14

Msnbc is on it, at least online. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #16

Way more are dead malaise Apr 2014 #39

Jebus, ever seen this pattern before? 2naSalit Apr 2014 #19

It reminds me of cyclonic circulation off shore nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #22

Never seen that over land either. 2naSalit Apr 2014 #23

At the rate they are going up, morning will not be nice nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #26

I was watching the weather 2naSalit Apr 2014 #29

Climate change is finally undeniable. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #30

No doubt about that. n/t 2naSalit Apr 2014 #33

File this under that. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #36

Then they haven't been paying attention. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #38

So we are not having more severe storms, nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #41

No one said that. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #49

Funmy, I had another talking head on NPR this morning, who grew in Tornado Alley nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #50

I was correcting the tweet. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #51

at this point this applies nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #52

Yes Tree-Hugger Apr 2014 #37

The pattern 2naSalit Apr 2014 #45

I have seen this pattern over land Tree-Hugger Apr 2014 #46

Can't argue with any of that! n/t 2naSalit Apr 2014 #47

Up to nine dead nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #20

10 dead confirmed nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #24

11... nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #25

Including OK, we are up to 12 nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #27

What a horrible situation, but... zappaman Apr 2014 #28

Yes 2naSalit Apr 2014 #32

Gee, I dunno' what to think about the cause... nikto Apr 2014 #31

The cause is probably tornado season. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #40

It is unusual -- it's been a record late start to the tornado season starroute Apr 2014 #43

Its been unusually stagnant (good thing) ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2014 #48

NG called up nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #34

Depending on source, 17 or 18 dead. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #42