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Meh, snow isnt that bad. My line of thought is if its going to be cold and shitty, why not have snow as well so everything at least looks cool and white, instead of a shitty gray.
On another topic, I love how our springs have been in the past few years. 40s and 50s, then all of a sudden 70s until the summer.
On another topic, I love how our springs have been in the past few years. 40s and 50s, then all of a sudden 70s until the summer.
Agenor
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Oklahoma hit with a reported 1 mile wide Tornado. Damage is unreal, hit the suburbs of Oklahoma City.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/sev...ney_topstories
Elementary school.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/sev...ney_topstories
Elementary school.
Fuse
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Reports that one of the schools (Plaza Towers) had 75 kids and teachers sheltering in a hallway that is now being described as a 10 foot high debris pile. Sounds bad.
I can't believe schools in this part of the country don't have basements/underground shelters.
I can't believe schools in this part of the country don't have basements/underground shelters.
Cinge
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I am confused, since I have never lived in a area where tornado's are frequent. But wouldn't/shouldn't these schools and other places like it have built in basements or at least have a close(able to run/walk to in a few minutes) shelters on site? I mean when you live in a place called "tornado alley", I would think these things are done by default.
chthonic-anemos
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Fuse
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Especially in this town. It's the same town that got demolished in 1999.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Ok...rnado_outbreak
And 2003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_200...break_sequence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Ok...rnado_outbreak
And 2003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_200...break_sequence
Gravel
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I certainly don't miss living around tornadoes. The last several years in the Spring/Summer I'd have nightmares about it. I was living in Tennessee, Kentucky, and southern Illinois, so nothing like those ones in the mid-west.
In places that get them all the time though, they have procedures just like you would for a fire emergency on where to go -- especially public buildings. Kind of surprising that they could be caught off guard so bad at a school.
Something I learned after a few tornadoes is that the sirens go off if there's a tornado warning ANYWHERE in the county. So even though there might not be a tornado within 100 miles of you, those fuckers will still go off. It's pretty obnoxious, but once there's an inkling that one could be coming, you'll know.
In places that get them all the time though, they have procedures just like you would for a fire emergency on where to go -- especially public buildings. Kind of surprising that they could be caught off guard so bad at a school.
Something I learned after a few tornadoes is that the sirens go off if there's a tornado warning ANYWHERE in the county. So even though there might not be a tornado within 100 miles of you, those fuckers will still go off. It's pretty obnoxious, but once there's an inkling that one could be coming, you'll know.
Borzak
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Tornados are frequent where I live and you can't build basements here. Dunnoa bout OK.
Fuse
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Sounds like a bunch of little kids died in the school. They are saying 24 atm.
Some did get out at leasthttp://bigstory.ap.org/photo/severe-weather-62
Some did get out at leasthttp://bigstory.ap.org/photo/severe-weather-62
Namon
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The thing is though, while not pin point they can predict when a storm system is going to be rough/severe. Unless it's just my weathermen in Nasvhille and they just have a direct line to Jesus or something. Because they are usually pretty spot on. I just don't understand why school wasn't let out early or something (lunchtime). Man that really sucks
Cinge
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Burnem Wizfyre
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Namon
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And I did a google maps of Moore, and judging by their high school's athletic fields, they definitely had the money to build one... you know? Right in the middle of Tornado Fucking Alley? I usually don't jump on the "hang them" bandwagon during tragedies but this one just wreaks of incompetence and poor planning. I know this is a massive storm, but honestly the schools should be the place you hope your children are during one of these things they are so safe.
Gavinmad
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Yes, every single school anywhere in the midwest should have a shelter capable of surviving a direct pass over from a fucking F5, just like how every single school needs armed guards and every square inch of coastline should have a 50 foot seawall to protect from Tsunamis.