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OKNancy

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14. Well, looks like I'll be up all night
Fri May 31, 2013, 07:45 PM
May 2013

I was watching the weather channel... we hop around all the local stations and the weather channel... one of their chaser cars got picked up and destroyed. They are beat up, but OK.

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oh please Oklahoma folk, stay safe Skittles May 2013 #1
Population warned -not- to ride it out in surface level interior rooms... brooklynite May 2013 #2
Do they mean the underground shelters that basically don't exist there?? kestrel91316 May 2013 #54
Storm chaser van reports their hood ripped off... brooklynite May 2013 #3
Watching MSNBC--this thing is a monster. jessie04 May 2013 #4
Watching it now also. Glad I do not live in that state. RebelOne May 2013 #5
OK City in the crosshairs. jessie04 May 2013 #6
CNN reporting Will Rogers Airport has been evacuated.... brooklynite May 2013 #7
BREAKING: Large tornadoes near Oklahoma City Hissyspit May 2013 #8
Just heard about this about 7 or 8 minutes ago. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #9
Tornado sirens sounding in Oklahoma City brooklynite May 2013 #10
@mpoppel: TORNADO EMERGENCY: "Large and extremely dangerous tornado" located 6 miles southeast of El Hissyspit May 2013 #11
@TWCBreaking: 6:23pm CDT: Confirmed tornado in Montgomery City, MO, about 72 miles W of St Louis. Mo Hissyspit May 2013 #12
@TWCBreaking: BREAKING: TWC's Mike Bettes says his #TornadoHunt vehicle was thrown 200 yards by the Hissyspit May 2013 #13
God effing Damn..... AverageJoe90 May 2013 #17
Well, looks like I'll be up all night OKNancy May 2013 #14
Are you N,S,E or West of OKC ?? jessie04 May 2013 #15
Tulsa OKNancy May 2013 #16
Not even close...NYState. jessie04 May 2013 #18
lol OKNancy May 2013 #19
Oh no! sheshe2 May 2013 #20
Again and again, same area! Stay safe, get underground, Okies! freshwest May 2013 #71
This is so terrible. It's so bizarre being able to watch these disasters happen. nolabear May 2013 #21
The storm is so big that we are in its shade Rain Mcloud May 2013 #22
@brit_newsman: BREAKING: Tornado forming and heading for south Oklahoma City. It's time to get below Hissyspit May 2013 #23
Just thought i would add a link to live coverage Rain Mcloud May 2013 #24
MSNBC running straight local coverage. KFOR Hissyspit May 2013 #26
Thanks for that Rain Mcloud May 2013 #28
@WOODTV: Arena in OKC being evacuated. Rushing to lowest level parking garages. @larryfigurski ht Hissyspit May 2013 #25
My sister and her family lives NE of OKC in Jones tandot May 2013 #27
Multiple monsters on the ground. caseymoz May 2013 #29
Holy crap! ellie May 2013 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author SCVDem May 2013 #31
Traffic piled up on I-35...Tornado approaching from the west brooklynite May 2013 #32
This is going to be bad. Pragdem May 2013 #33
You wonder what devastation is going on right now. jessie04 May 2013 #34
Headed for downtown OKC. El Supremo May 2013 #35
"Dorman, a likeable, easygoing Democrat from Rush Springs, has repeatedly tried to pass legislation" Hissyspit May 2013 #36
@AP: Motorists injured in severe storm in Oklahoma City area, others missing, Highway Patrol says: h Hissyspit May 2013 #37
watching the line head towards us PD Turk May 2013 #38
Hope you have the best luck. caseymoz May 2013 #43
Thanks PD Turk May 2013 #59
Hope so, man. This has been a SCARY past couple of hours, TBH. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #61
Yeah it has PD Turk May 2013 #73
Remote reporter is blinded by rain wrapped tornado caseymoz May 2013 #39
WFOR: Turned south, heading into N. Moore Hissyspit May 2013 #40
I-40 out of OKC is a "parking lot"..... brooklynite May 2013 #41
Channel 9 News in OKC just called this the worst case scenario for OKC. nt Pragdem May 2013 #42
31,000 homes and business have lost power. nt caseymoz May 2013 #44
CNN XM is saying tornado in Moore TrogL May 2013 #45
From twitter: caseymoz May 2013 #47
Police are telling Moore residents to take cover. nt caseymoz May 2013 #50
Shit. It's hitting the same place it hit caseymoz May 2013 #52
State troopers saying get off I40 and I35 TrogL May 2013 #46
Get out of the way Harmony Blue May 2013 #48
this is really bad.... madrchsod May 2013 #49
PHOTO: Weather Channel's Truck Thrown by Tornado Hissyspit May 2013 #51
This storm doesn't like the press. nt caseymoz May 2013 #55
Unfortunatly, I think Obama is going to make a return trip to OK. jessie04 May 2013 #53
Coburn might. Inhofe's too far gone, though, sadly. n/t AverageJoe90 May 2013 #60
Tornado warning for NE OK until 8:15pm cst. Behind the Aegis May 2013 #56
Now they're just getting hit by normal tordadoes. caseymoz May 2013 #57
! People are fleeing Oklahoma City on 40. caseymoz May 2013 #58
Tornadoes where I'm at: St Louis caseymoz May 2013 #62
@BreakingNews: Report: Mother, child killed in vehicle on interstate after tornadoes hit near Oklaho Hissyspit May 2013 #63
Live Streaming on KFOR.COM CountAllVotes May 2013 #64
This message was self-deleted by its author Hissyspit May 2013 #65
Not true. caseymoz May 2013 #69
Ok. Deleted. Hissyspit May 2013 #70
I watched the clouds going south all night and this morning. texanwitch May 2013 #66
@BreakingNews: Authorities: 5 dead on roads near Oklahoma City after tornadoes hit region - @NEWS9 h Hissyspit May 2013 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author olddad56 May 2013 #68
This is not the time or place for your post tonight. IMHO. nt sheshe2 May 2013 #72
It never is the time or the place. The truth is the elephant in the front room. olddad56 Jun 2013 #74
No one that cares ignored it. sheshe2 Jun 2013 #75
I, for one, thank you for your comments! Behind the Aegis Jun 2013 #76
thanks olddad56 Jun 2013 #78
So we are clear, I was thanking sheshe. Behind the Aegis Jun 2013 #81
It was a terrible night for OK. sheshe2 Jun 2013 #84
I disagree, I think that only in a discussion about this disaster, can we even begin to comprehend.. olddad56 Jun 2013 #80
Iraq was wrong and Bush was an evil SOB for lying to get us there... Pragdem Jun 2013 #85
Right Jesus, lets froget the past so that we can repeat it. olddad56 Jun 2013 #89
there is a time and place neversaydie Jun 2013 #79
then when and where? Never and nowhere? olddad56 Jun 2013 #82
How about this: brooklynite Jun 2013 #88
How about this, you tell someone else what to do. olddad56 Jun 2013 #90
Yeah, 2003 and up until the draw down. Pragdem Jun 2013 #86
Right, move on and pretend that things are not still happening in the middle east. olddad56 Jun 2013 #91
@BreakingNews: Reports: Around 50 people injured in tornadoes, storms near Oklahoma City - @AP http: Hissyspit Jun 2013 #77
Chaser vehicle gets clobbered Bosonic Jun 2013 #83
Please tell me those weren't "professionals" brooklynite Jun 2013 #87
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