Saturday could be really dangerous. Please stay safe, know your area have plan

[Gracie Dean]

A life-threatening, large outbreak of tornadoes is forecast to unfold across the central and southern Plains this weekend.

According to AccuWeather.com Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams, "The risk is about as high as it gets."

Oklahoma City and Wichita lie in the heart of the tornado threat area that extends from near Wichita Falls, Texas, to near Omaha, Neb., late Saturday afternoon through Saturday night


http://www.accuweather.com/

[In58men]

Call up Bill Paxton.



......Dorthy

[Gracie Dean]

you can bet the spotters are very excited

[Demonpenz]

I will hide out next to Matt Cassel. There won't be any touchdowns around him.

[Rain Man]

If you have enough tornadoes, I wonder if you could get enough rotational energy to throw Earth out of orbit. And depending on whether the tornadoes are in the northern or southern hemisphere, it would either throw us into the sun or out into deep space.

[Predarat]

It looks like Central Ks/Wichita is ranked as an 8 on the TorCon index, the highest ranking possible.

[|Zach|]

Bring it.

[Deberg_1990]

Sunny and 70 in Overland Park

[HemiEd]

How does it look down in SW Missouri?

[threebag]

Ready. Will be watching from by deck.

[luv]

How does it look down in SW Missouri?

Cloudy in Springfield, and raining off and on. It's been windy, but it looks like it's died down a bit for now.

[Radar Chief]

Bring it.

http://i43.tinypic.com/dpg12q.jpg

Careful what you wish for. /Mother Nature PMSing

[In58men]

I will hide out next to Matt Cassel. There won't be any touchdowns around him.

Aaahhhhhh this is brilliant.



Kudos chief

[movinbones]

I will hide out next to Matt Cassel. There won't be any touchdowns around him.

ROFL

[HemiEd]

Cloudy in Springfield, and raining off and on. It's been windy, but it looks like it's died down a bit for now.

Thanks, are they forcasting any of this Tornado stuff?

[BryanBusby]

PUT ON YA HELMETS AND PUT YO HEADS IN BETWEEN YO LEGS AND KISS YER ASS GOODBYEEEEEEE

-Katie Horner

[El Jefe]

you can bet the spotters are very excited

I haven't seen you around here in a while. PM me if you would, I'm curious to see how everything is going for you.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Katie Horny just came.

[listopencil]

If you have enough tornadoes, I wonder if you could get enough rotational energy to throw Earth out of orbit. And depending on whether the tornadoes are in the northern or southern hemisphere, it would either throw us into the sun or out into deep space.

I would think that the law of conservation of mass-energy would not allow it, unless we could rig a bunch of nuclear detonations at the same time. And I think it would be more the detonations that would cause it.

[listopencil]

http://i43.tinypic.com/dpg12q.jpg

Careful what you wish for. /Mother Nature PMSing

Yeah, seriously...fuck that.

[RealSNR]

I will hide out next to Matt Cassel. There won't be any touchdowns around him.BOOM goes the dynamite!

[Chiefs Pantalones]

I will hide out next to Matt Cassel. There won't be any touchdowns around him.

LMAOFor the win.

[kysirsoze]

I will hide out next to Matt Cassel. There won't be any touchdowns around him.

Isn't this a re-post of yourself??


Still funny, though.

[SDKCCHIEFS]

I will hide out next to Matt Cassel. There won't be any touchdowns around him.

hahaha!! perfect!

[listopencil]

I haven't seen you around here in a while. PM me if you would, I'm curious to see how everything is going for you.

I was wondering about this myself. I hope all is well.

[bevischief]

You are screwed... Stay safe.

[Mr. Plow]

It looks like Central Ks/Wichita is ranked as an 8 on the TorCon index, the highest ranking possible.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/daily-torcon-forecast_2011-07-11

I know the date in the link is 7/11/2011, but the date of the article is today.

Friday April 13
AR northwest - 2 to 3
CA southwest - 2
KS southeast - 4
KS south-central night - 3 to 4
MO southwest - 3 to 4
OK southwest - 5
OK central - 4 to 5
OK northeast - 4
TX northwest near Childress, Wichita Falls - 4 to 5
Other areas - 1 or less

Saturday April 14
IA southwest - 6 to 7
IA northwest - 5
IA central, northeast night - 4 to 5
KS central, northeast - 8
KS southeast night - 6
MN southwest - 4
MN south, east-central night - 5
MO northwest night - 6
NE central, northeast - 5
NE southeast - 7
OK west, north-central (except panhandle) - 7
OK central, northeast night - 7
SD southeast - 4
TX northwest near Wichita Falls - 6
TX central night, west of I-35 - 4
WI west-central night - 5
Other areas - less than 2

Sunday April 15
AR - 3
IL north - 4
IL central, south - 3
IN northwest - 2 to 3
LA northwest - 3
MI upper - 3
MI west - 3
MN southeast - 4
MO east-central, south - 3
OK southeast - 3
TX southeast - 4
TX rest of area east of I-35 - 3
WI central - 5
WI north - 3 to 4
WI south - 4
Other areas - less than 2

[Bowser]

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[Pasta Little Brioni]

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[Bump]

my family is right in the area its most likely to hit, I'm worried. I really don't remember seeing a warning like this that makes national news a day in advance.

[scho63]

Good luck to all the CPer's in the path of the storm-wishing you and your families a safe weekend

[Radar Chief]

Yeah, seriously...**** that.

Yes, seriously. The same storm that dropped this column on Grand Lake in north east Oklahoma went on to drop that F5 on Joplin about 40 minutes later.
A friend was on hand in Sweet Water Cove to snap this photo before diving for cover.

[Renegade]

So now the "government" is letting us know a day ahead of time when they will be "testing". They really do care for us.

[Gracie Dean]

my family is right in the area its most likely to hit, I'm worried. I really don't remember seeing a warning like this that makes national news a day in advance.

Here in ICT they have been talking about this since Wed.

[Simplicity]

Peyton Manning...


No but seriously... Stay safe.

[Dartgod]

THE RINGS!!!!!!!!!!

/teedubya

http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/9153cd16cbf5.jpg

[Dartgod]

So now the "government" is letting us know a day ahead of time when they will be "testing". They really do care for us.

Damn, I was too late.

[Bwana]

THE RINGS!!!!!!!!!!

/teedubya

http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/9153cd16cbf5.jpg

The rings? You are so ****ed! You and Sophie better catch a flight out here right away and we will do some 4 wheeling and swing some fly line, when this stuff is going down.

[Bowser]

THE RINGS!!!!!!!!!!

/teedubya

http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/9153cd16cbf5.jpg

THAT LOOKS LIKE JESUS WALKING IN HIGH HEELS OVER NEW ENGLAND!!

[aturnis]

A life-threatening, large outbreak of tornadoes is forecast to unfold across the central and southern Plains this weekend.

According to AccuWeather.com Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams, "The risk is about as high as it gets."

Oklahoma City and Wichita lie in the heart of the tornado threat area that extends from near Wichita Falls, Texas, to near Omaha, Neb., late Saturday afternoon through Saturday night


http://www.accuweather.com/

Go away.

[The Dawg]

Two areas listed as "high risk" areas tomorrow. Once is in central Kansas and stretching down into Oklahoma. The other sits near Omaha Nebraska and reaches into Iowa. St. Joseph (where I live) Is listed in the "moderate risk" area, and KC is right on the edge of the moderate risk and more so in the slight risk area.

Keep in mind that high/moderate/low are not by any means 100% accurate. Those zones are listed to show just how probable severe storms are in an area. Remember Joplin last year? That was a "slight risk" day. High Risk days don't come around very often, maybe 5-10 times in a year.

Tomorrow if you live around the KC area I would watch out as large hail will probably be the primary threat. This is a scary setup- And though I like storms, and find them fascinating, I wouldn't mind one bit if this forecast busts and all we get is rain.

"Life Threatening?" Probably not the case around here- all the same, weather changes in an instant so keep yourself informed tomorrow.

[007]

Run for the hills........................... Run for your life.........................

[The Dawg]

Here is the link for tomorrow's outlook from the Storm Prediction Center. If any of you have any questions about the map feel free to ask and I'll explain them to the best of my ability. Worth taking a look at to see where you and your family live on the map to see where the severe risk will be tomorrow.

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html

[ZootedGranny]

I will hide out next to Matt Cassel. There won't be any touchdowns around him.

Truly brilliant.

[ChiefMojo]

With Kansas City, it will be more of a night thing which is very scary. Storms should be popping back towards the Great Bend/Salina/Pratt area in late afternoon/early evening and then spread out when they head East.

[Dartgod]

The rings? You are so ****ed! You and Sophie better catch a flight out here right away and we will do some 4 wheeling and swing some fly line, when this stuff is going down.

Damn, I sure would love too. But she had ACL reconstruction surgery last week. If a twister hits, I'll be lucky to get her down to the basement.

[J Diddy]

Bring it.

Yeah fuck that.


I've had enough of Mother Nature "bringing it" to last me a lifetime.

[The Dawg]

Yeah **** that.


I've had enough of Mother Nature "bringing it" to last me a lifetime.

I hear ya on that. But living in the Midwest.... I mean severe weather kinda comes with the territory.

[gblowfish]

Yeah **** that.


I've had enough of Mother Nature "bringing it" to last me a lifetime.

Absolutely.

If you've never been to Joplin since last year's tornado, you have no idea.

I would never wish that on anyone's town. Ever.

Just keep an eye on the weather, and stay informed.

[Bwana]

Damn, I sure would love too. But she had ACL reconstruction surgery last week. If a twister hits, I'll be lucky to get her down to the basement.

Ouch! Well get well soon, Bob.

[The Dawg]

Absolutely.

If you've never been to Joplin since last year's tornado, you have no idea.

I would never wish that on anyone's town. Ever.

Just keep an eye on the weather, and stay informed.

This :clap::clap:

If you have shelter avaliable (a basement) use it. Don't go out driving around looking at the storms thinking you can be a "storm chaser". If no basement avaliable..... ah hell I'm sure everyone knows the drill by now.

BTW- Where did Katie Horner leave? Where did she go?

[J Diddy]

I hear ya on that. But living in the Midwest.... I mean severe weather kinda comes with the territory.

I know exactly what you are saying, but I'll be honest. My experiences with tornadoes are a quick minute or two with a couple of houses being trashed until last year.

I learned, real quick, how mean they can be.

[J Diddy]

This :clap::clap:

If you have shelter avaliable (a basement) use it. Don't go out driving around looking at the storms thinking you can be a "storm chaser". If no basement avaliable..... ah hell I'm sure everyone knows the drill by now.

BTW- Where did Katie Horner leave? Where did she go?

The odd thing is how few houses have basements in this area.

[Titty Meat]

Absolutely.

If you've never been to Joplin since last year's tornado, you have no idea.

I would never wish that on anyone's town. Ever.

Just keep an eye on the weather, and stay informed.

I saw pics of it and this might be a silly question but even if you are in a basement how do you not get injured from that?

[J Diddy]

I saw pics of it and this might be a silly question but even if you are in a basement how do you not get injured from that?

One of my friends, who I've known my whole life, was in the basement with his dad just east of the hospital. Took his house away and threw a car into the basement. Had they not been kneeling by the washer and dryer (which the car landed on) they'd have been dead. To make it worse, they had to climb out of the basement through the car. In the car was a man who was impaled by a 2x4.

[cabletech94]

One of my friends, who I've known my whole life, was in the basement with his dad just east of the hospital. Took his house away and threw a car into the basement. Had they not been kneeling by the washer and dryer (which the car landed on) they'd have been dead. To make it worse, they had to climb out of the basement through the car. In the car was a man who was impaled by a 2x4.

jesus H christ.

never seen devastation like this.

and i didn't see joplin until 3 weeks after. please let this weather miss us all.

[Dartgod]

Ouch! Well get well soon, Bob.

Not me, Sophie.

I get to do ALL the house work out of this deal.

[The Dawg]

Check this video out. It shows chasers filming an F5 tornado May 3rd, 1999. Scary as hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trr5HG6swKg

[Okie_Apparition]

THE RINGS!!!!!!!!!!

/teedubya

http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/9153cd16cbf5.jpg

There's a PTERODACTYL perched over Iowa
waiting for Frankie to take flight & snap him in half

[J Diddy]

There's a PTERODACTYL perched over Iowa
waiting for Frankie to take flight & snap him in half

I feel tornadoes are a serious deal. That being said this made my laugh my ass off.

[Gracie Dean]

One of my friends, who I've known my whole life, was in the basement with his dad just east of the hospital. Took his house away and threw a car into the basement. Had they not been kneeling by the washer and dryer (which the car landed on) they'd have been dead. To make it worse, they had to climb out of the basement through the car. In the car was a man who was impaled by a 2x4.

Oh how horrible.

[KurtCobain]

Patiently awaiting the tornado to Arkansas thread!!!

[Pasta Little Brioni]

THE RINGS!!!!!!!!!!

/teedubya

http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/9153cd16cbf5.jpg

He'll be hiding in his bunker munching on the rings of the onion variety I reckon.

[beach tribe]

Bump.
Arkansas to page 2.

[Radar Chief]

Tornado hits Norman, Okla.; more severe weather forecast for weekend

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/13/11187797-tornado-hits-norman-okla-more-severe-weather-forecast-for-weekend?lite

[Pasta Little Brioni]

I'm sure it was a real Boomer.

[Radar Chief]

I'm sure it was a real Boomer.

better sooner than later?

[sd4chiefs]

TWC just said that Wichita has a 90% chance of getting hit by a tornado today. :eek:

[Bump]

TWC just said that Wichita has a 90% chance of getting hit by a tornado today. :eek:

this is crazy. I can't remember anything even close to this type of catastrophic warning. Maybe there have been warnings like this in the past, but I can't seem to remember.

[J Diddy]

TWC just said that Wichita has a 90% chance of getting hit by a tornado today. :eek:

Wow, really?


I've never heard of such a bold prediction like that.

[Three7s]

Wow, really?


I've never heard of such a bold prediction like that.
I'm sure they mean the area of Wichita, but who knows?

[Pablo]

Soooo...I'm going to be at the K tonight. Please no hail. Please no tornadoes.

K thx bye.

[tk13]

I'm sure they just mean in the general area, or within X miles of your home. The weather service has put a 45% probability of tornadoes through central Nebraska and Kansas, which is pretty extreme for them.

[Rooster]

Absolutely.

If you've never been to Joplin since last year's tornado, you have no idea.

I would never wish that on anyone's town. Ever.

Just keep an eye on the weather, and stay informed.

We went down to Joplin the Easter weekend after the storm. Words can not describe the destruction we saw and that was after a lot of clean up. I spent a lot of time in Joplin as a kid and to see the hospital looking like a ghost ship was spooky.

I'm getting our "oh shit" package ready for this evening to hide in the basement if needed. I have a 7 month pregnant wife. Should be a great time had by all. :eek:

[lcarus]

I can't help but think Tulsa is just...due for a tornado. That's really negative of me to think that way, but we haven't had one in a long time.

[bevischief]

Sunny and nice here. Have a turkey and pork tenderloin on the smoker. The whole neighborhood smells my smoker.

[J Diddy]

I can't help but think Tulsa is just...due for a tornado. That's really negative of me to think that way, but we haven't had one in a long time.

The irony is that I remember growing up in Joplin and I don't remember a lot of activity involving tornadoes. I remember maybe once in school having a tornado drill, an outbreak on Easter when I was under 10, one hitting Webb City when I was 18, one that hit riverton then later Carl Junction and eventually wiping Franklin off the map, I guess one hit Joplin back in 2000 and then last year.

The comforting part is that is only a handful in about 40 years. The troubling part is the majority came within the last 10-15 years.

[J Diddy]

Sunny and nice here. Have a turkey and pork tenderloin on the smoker. The whole neighborhood smells my smoker.

Well I hope it stays that way.

[In58men]

This is why I live in Cali.






...................We are due for a big earthquake though :(

[bevischief]

Well I hope it stays that way.

Same here. Good luck for the rest of you.

[007]

Well, if weather.com's weather in motion is accurate at all, the next 6 hours shows topeka in a big hole. All the storms going around us. Hope it is true.

[Bugeater]

OMG OMG OMG

http://gray.ftp.clickability.com/wowtwebftp/w17.jpg

[Titty Meat]

OMG OMG OMG

http://gray.ftp.clickability.com/wowtwebftp/w17.jpg

Yeah they canceled the Spring Game because of it fuckers.

[Bugeater]

Yeah, because it's way too dangerous to play football in the rain. :spock:

[007]

Yeah, because it's way too dangerous to play football in the rain. :spock:

Nebraska Cornpussies

[DaFace]

TWC just said that Wichita has a 90% chance of getting hit by a tornado today. :eek:

That's not exactly what they mean by that metric. They're referring to the Weather Channel's "TOR:CON" index, which gives the probability of a tornado touching down within 50 miles of a location. So basically, there's probably going to be a tornado somewhere tonight, but it could touch down in the middle of the field for 10 seconds and still satisfy the criteria.

So basically, there's gonna be a lot of activity tonight most likely, but saying there's a 90 percent chance that Wichita will be "hit" is inaccurate.

[lcarus]

I don't know what's gonna happen here in Tulsa. We usually miss out on the good storms. They always go north or south of us. Which is a shame. I love a good thunderstorm.

It's been dark and gloomy for a few days now, with little showers here and there. I wish it would shit or get off the pot. We're due.

[tk13]

Yeah, because it's way too dangerous to play football in the rain. :spock:

I highly doubt it had anything to do with actually playing football and more to do with having tens of thousands of people in a stadium if severe weather does develop. Especially a game that doesn't mean anything.

[lcarus]

I highly doubt it had anything to do with actually playing football and more to do with having tens of thousands of people in a stadium if severe weather does develop. Especially a game that doesn't mean anything.

Yeah, we saw what happened when that stage collapsed at that concert. :eek:

[Titty Meat]

What's the word for the KC area? Seems like every station is saying something different.

[tomahawk kid]

What's the word for the KC area? Seems like every station is saying something different.

Seems like they've backed off a little from the previous dire predictions.

From what I've read, scattered showers this evening with another band coming through in the early morning. The latter is the one they believe could be severe, but they seem less sure of it than they were last night.

[RealSNR]

This is why I live in Cali.






...................We are due for a big earthquake though :(I was in San Francisco for the first time back in November. What the fuck is up with that fog?

[Bowser]

What's the word for the KC area? Seems like every station is saying something different.

So far at my place, it's downpoured hard once for a grand total of like 90 seconds. That's it.

[Titty Meat]

Yeah it rained here for a bit too

[Titty Meat]

Sounds like it's bad up north.

@brandipetersen: At least 9 semis, blown off I-29 near the Thurman/Sidney areas due to 70-80 mph winds

[007]

so far future cast has been right. Nothing but sprinkles here.

[Bugeater]

OMG I DON'T HAVE A PLAN

[007]

OMG I DON'T HAVE A PLAN

just follow the grill

[CaliforniaChief]

Salina, KS may be in the direct path of a very large tornado. Warn your friends/family if they live there.

[Bowser]

OMG I DON'T HAVE A PLAN

Hell of a time to come to that realization.

I call dibs on Bugeater's casino cash.

[Bump]

OMG I DON'T HAVE A PLAN

I do!

[DrunkBassGuitar]

Im in the newton/wichititty area, it's been very cloudy and windy all day. Based on the models the guy on the news was talking about last night, that's a good thing. The fear was the dry line (the line demarcating very dry and very moist air) would move back to the west, and then when the cold front moved through, unleash hot fury. It looks like though, since its been cloudy a little cooler and windy, that there might not be enough energy to produce a huge outbreak of tornadoes (or ternaders as they're sometimes called out here). That's what I'm hoping for anyway. Cus yeah. Not looking forward to my house pulling a train on a bunch of ternaders tonight.

[spanky 52]

Salina, KS may be in the direct path of a very large tornado. Warn your friends/family if they live there.

We dodged a bullet here in Salina tonight. Wedge tornado lifted just southwest of town and came back down about 10 miles to the east of us.Some heavy rain and quarter size hail but that's all. Looks like south central Kansas and northeast Kansas will be in for a rough night.

[tk13]

KWTV in Oklahoma City is streaming and has chasers tracking a storm dropping two tornadoes near Cherokee, Oklahoma. Pretty crazy images.

[The Dawg]

Im in the newton/wichititty area, it's been very cloudy and windy all day. Based on the models the guy on the news was talking about last night, that's a good thing. The fear was the dry line (the line demarcating very dry and very moist air) would move back to the west, and then when the cold front moved through, unleash hot fury. It looks like though, since its been cloudy a little cooler and windy, that there might not be enough energy to produce a huge outbreak of tornadoes (or ternaders as they're sometimes called out here). That's what I'm hoping for anyway. Cus yeah. Not looking forward to my house pulling a train on a bunch of ternaders tonight.

ROFL ROFL ROFL

[The Dawg]

I wonder if these will hold together long enough to make it to the KC area?

[tk13]

http://i.imgur.com/J1CsQ.png

[The Dawg]

____________________________________

[PHOG]

Looks like all the early activity is to the northwest of Tulsa.....but they said to be prepared around 12 midnight to 6 am here...:shrug::shrug:

[alnorth]

Des Moines got a little interesting tonight. About 1 or 2 hours ago we had a decent amount of hail for 7 minutes or so, not sure if it was large enough or lasted long enough to damage the roof, I'll see tomorrow. Then about 20 or 25 minutes ago DSM got hit with a crazy wind gust that maxed out at 67 mph.

[The Dawg]

Looks like all the early activity is to the northwest of Tulsa.....but they said to be prepared around 12 midnight to 6 am here...:shrug::shrug:

Bunch of mean little cells spotted all throughout the Midwest.

[Chief Pote]

If you're east of Des Moines...watch the hell out and take cover. Two super cells spotted.

[tk13]

There's also apparently a very large tornado south of Wichita, heading in that general direction.

[Bump]

this is fucking nuts, 3 dozen tornadoes in KS alone?

reading these comments are pretty intense.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/april-tornado-outbreak-coverage_2012-04-13

[PHOG]

this is ****ing nuts, 3 dozen tornadoes in KS alone?

reading these comments are pretty intense.

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/april-tornado-outbreak-coverage_2012-04-13
seems that everything is in Kansas right now, be careful and stay safe

[Fairplay]

Gary Lezak has a woody right now.

[pr_capone]

There's also apparently a very large tornado south of Wichita, heading in that general direction.

Yup. Dude is saying that the destructive capabilities of this tornado are catastrophic. Good knowing all of you.

Except Flopnuts. Fuck you Flopnuts.

[Dayze]

Yup. Dude is saying that the destructive capabilities of this tornado are catastrophic. Good knowing all of you.

Except Flopnuts. **** you Flopnuts.

I love this place LMAO

[Bowser]

Yup. Dude is saying that the destructive capabilities of this tornado are catastrophic. Good knowing all of you.

Except Flopnuts. Fuck you Flopnuts.

GTFO

And I get capone's casino cash.

[tk13]

Possibly a dangerous situation in or near Wichita in the next 15-20 minutes. Both CNN and the Weather Channel on live with coverage.

[tk13]

National Weather Service reports a large and extremely dangerous tornado near Clearwater, KS moving into southwest Wichita. Hopefully everyone from there on the board is taking shelter.

[PHOG]

Wichita...TAKE COVER!!

[Al Bundy]

Kansas City will be getting untouched.

[tk13]

Power flashes being reported in Wichita now.

[pr_capone]

National Weather Service reports a large and extremely dangerous tornado near Clearwater, KS moving into southwest Wichita. Hopefully everyone from there on the board is taking shelter.

Still posting. I've got my Tornado preparedness kit ready to rock.

http://justglasssite.com/glass-pics/bong-20.jpg

[DaFace]

You Wichita peeps better keep your heads down!

[PHOG]

Still posting. I've got my Tornado preparedness kit ready to rock.

http://justglasssite.com/glass-pics/bong-20.jpg

Looks awesome, and in the bsmt???

[Bump]

looks like the room I'm sitting in right now :)

[pr_capone]

Looks awesome, and in the bsmt???

I've got no basement actually. We are waiting to see wot path this thing is taking. If it stays south then we will stay put. If it starts hooking north, we are headed to wifey's parent's basement.

[PHOG]

I've got no basement actually. We are waiting to see wot path this thing is taking. If it stays south then we will stay put. If it starts hooking north, we are headed to wifey's parent's basement.
Oh, ok, well here's to you're safety..:toast:

[sd4chiefs]

Still posting. I've got my Tornado preparedness kit ready to rock.

http://justglasssite.com/glass-pics/bong-20.jpg

Totally awesome Dude.

[tk13]

Large tornado crossing I-35 on the south side of Wichita.

[O.city]

Am I good here in north KC?

[Deberg_1990]

Why do people still live in Kansas??

[Dayze]

Why do people still live in Kansas??

The beaches of course

[Phobia]

Am I good here in north KC?

Yeah. We're probably going to be spared.

[Titty Meat]

Kansas City will be getting untouched.

Don't jinx us dude

[TimeForWasp]

swat chasers have a good view

[PHOG]

55th and Broadway (Wichita), they just said here in Tulsa

[pr_capone]

The beaches of course

LMAO

It looks like this is all south of us (live on the very north tip of Wichita). Seems like we are gonna be ok... for now.

[Wyatt Earp]

It's following the same path as the 1991 Andover tornado.

[Dayze]

If all shit esplodes and you don't know eaqst from north, you will see dead peoples and mangulated parts of the less than fortunant,

Who do you wnt by you sde...Rainman or Fax. dammit all to hell, It would be nice if I could float this post Ausrin. Posst Apolocaylpixe.

:spock:

[DaFace]

It's following the same path as the 1991 Andover tornado.

Yep.

Shit.

[Phobia]

I'm hearing Boeing hangars heavily damaged.

[Radar Chief]

Why do people still live in Kansas??

Kansas was once under water.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Interior_Seaway

So we consider it an investment. If this man made global warming stuff is real we'll be sitting on prime water front property.

[pr_capone]

Reports coming through that Spirit Aerosystems was hit by the tornado.

[Radar Chief]

The beaches of course

Shit, beat me to it.

[TimeForWasp]

watching swat chasers, they just pulled into the boeing plant. Hanger doors open. Boeing got hit.

[Dayze]

Shit, beat me to it.

:D

[Bugeater]

:spock:
:shrug:

[Brando]

Sitting here enjoying a Guinness on my patio. The wind feels great. My heart goes out to all of those that are being affected by these storms.

[WhiteWhale]

Feel relieved.

I'm still alive. That was pretty close.

[Dayze]

Feel relieved.

I'm still alive. That was pretty close.

Good to hear

[gblowfish]

I just stayed at a hotel just north of the airport about two months ago. Right off Kellogg.

[tk13]

Reading on a weather forum that there are reports of a building collapse with hazardous materials inside. No other info yet.

[Bugeater]

That's not exactly what they mean by that metric. They're referring to the Weather Channel's "TOR:CON" index, which gives the probability of a tornado touching down within 50 miles of a location. So basically, there's probably going to be a tornado somewhere tonight, but it could touch down in the middle of the field for 10 seconds and still satisfy the criteria.

So basically, there's gonna be a lot of activity tonight most likely, but saying there's a 90 percent chance that Wichita will be "hit" is inaccurate.
Seems pretty damn accurate to me.

[Titty Meat]

Breaking News ‏ @BreakingNews Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
About 75 percent of tiny Thurman, Iowa, destroyed by possible tornado, officials say - @AP

[gblowfish]

WX channel says tornado is clear of Wichita and is headed into Butler County.

[DaFace]

Seems pretty damn accurate to me.

Heh.

[Bugeater]

Heh.
You've been TORCON'd.

[Monty]

Just received a text from family southeast of Ellsworth near Lyons that our friends just lost their home. Complete loss. They are ok, but devastated.

[Dayze]

Just received a text from family southeast of Ellsworth near Lyons that our friends just lost their home. Complete loss. They are ok, but devastated.

Shit. :huh:

[TimeForWasp]

Just overheard one of the storm chasers say that Airforce one was in the hangar.

[Bowser]

Huh. The wife has family that lives just east of Glenwood.

[pr_capone]

Well.. that was a whole lot to do about nothing.

[DaFace]

Yep - looks like there's gonna be a lot of damage when this is all sorted out. One of my best friends' cousin lost a house and farm up there near Lyons.

[DaFace]

Just overheard one of the storm chasers say that Airforce one was in the hangar.

Technically, that designation is used for whatever aircraft the President is on at the time. However, it may be one of the ones used frequently.

[Monty]

Yep - looks like there's gonna be a lot of damage when this is all sorted out. One of my best friends' cousin lost a house and farm up there near Lyons.

Yep, tons of damage to be sure.

[Brando]

Tornado on the ground in Butler allegedly.

[TimeForWasp]

The tornado went right over these guys chaser car. They are gonna have some awsome video. A car lifting up . Can't believe they didn't get wiped out. These guys are out of Indiana.

[Dartgod]

Tornado on the ground in Butler allegedly.

Not Butler, MO.

It's the Wichita tornado in Butler County.

[TimeForWasp]

Somebody just called these guys and warned them not to upload the video. They thought they were at boeing but were on the airforce base. They could be in trouble.

[Coogs]

TWC just said that Wichita has a 90% chance of getting hit by a tornado today. :eek:

Pretty good call.

[Phobia]

This thing looks high centered on Kansas Turnpike. Emporia is coming up next.

[pr_capone]

You guys still posting in this thread? This shit is past me now... we can all relax knowing I am safe.

[Bowser]

You guys still posting in this thread? This shit is past me now... we can all relax knowing I am safe.

I still get your casino cash, right?

[Coogs]

You guys still posting in this thread? This shit is past me now... we can all relax knowing I am safe.

Looks like another line of storms firing up back to your southwest. Sleep with one eye open.

[pr_capone]

Looks like another line of storms firing up back to your southwest. Sleep with one eye open.

I will also grip my pillow tight.































EXIT LIGHT, ENTER NIGHT.... TAAAAAAAAAKE MY HAND, OF TO NEVER NEVER LAND!

[threebag]

Not Butler, MO.

It's the Wichita tornado in Butler County.

It was about three miles from my house

[RealSNR]

Got a PM from VikesFan's account. It was his sister posting. She says VikesFan is dead
:deevee:

[pr_capone]

Got a PM from VikesFan's account. It was his sister posting. She says VikesFan is dead
:deevee:

Damn. RIP

Looking through the member list and I see no one by that name tho

[DaFace]

Got a PM from VikesFan's account. It was his sister posting. She says VikesFan is dead
:deevee:

I'm missing the relevance.

[tk13]

Starting to see some reports of "major damage" in south Wichita... but nothing too specific yet, other than it appears a trailer park may have been hit very hard.

[LiveSteam]

Death is all most on my door step

[Bugeater]

We're not done yet here, got some nasty stuff going on down around Lincoln and it's headed our way.

[LiveSteam]

Lil worried about CampCreek & the railroad

[Al Bundy]

Starting to see some reports of "major damage" in south Wichita... but nothing too specific yet, other than it appears a trailer park may have been hit very hard.

God's answer to 'em.

[tk13]

Taken by a newspaper photojournalist in Wichita. http://t.co/xyeRLKW0

[RealSNR]

Damn. RIP

Looking through the member list and I see no one by that name thoOld joke. VikesFan did a week of trolling on this place and then started a thread where he announced his suicide through the voice of his sister apparently. Obviously it was fake, because the account was listed as active and viewing the very thread several hours after it was posted.

[Bowser]

Taken by a newspaper photojournalist in Wichita. http://t.co/xyeRLKW0

Wow.....

[LiveSteam]

Bill Randby looking a lil flustered right now

[pr_capone]

Old joke. VikesFan did a week of trolling on this place and then started a thread where he announced his suicide through the voice of his sister apparently. Obviously it was fake, because the account was listed as active and viewing the very thread several hours after it was posted.

:thumb:

[tk13]

More tornado warnings being issued back in Oklahoma and Texas now. Be interesting to see if this one storm that has gone all the way from Oklahoma, through Wichita, and now to Emporia can make it to KC.

[Bowser]

More tornado warnings being issued back in Oklahoma and Texas now. Be interesting to see if this one storm that has gone all the way from Oklahoma, through Wichita, and now to Emporia can make it to KC.

If it stays on track and keeps its strength, what time do you think it would be in the vicinity? 2-3am?

[Phobia]

It made Wichita to Emporia in a couple hours. Presume a couple hours to KC from there. Probably. Maybe. What do I know? I'm no weatherman.

[acesn8s]

If it stays on track and keeps its strength, what time do you think it would be in the vicinity? 2-3am?It will get here when it gets here. Stop rushing Mother Nature! Damn!

[Brando]

It made Wichita to Emporia in a couple hours. Presume a couple hours to KC from there. Probably. Maybe. What do I know? I'm no weatherman.

Weatherman you aren't but the gay porn business is forever grateful for your contribution. So I've heard.

[pr_capone]

Weatherman you aren't but the gay porn business is forever grateful for your contribution. So I've heard.

LMFAO

[Three7s]

More tornado warnings being issued back in Oklahoma and Texas now. Be interesting to see if this one storm that has gone all the way from Oklahoma, through Wichita, and now to Emporia can make it to KC.
No chance. It's weakening by the second. Looks like it's about time to head to bed and sleep peacefully without wondering if my house will be flying overnight.

[LiveSteam]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rUyfOI7LHdE/S57BFbtMHBI/AAAAAAAABp8/9jq1ili4zrs/s400/Valentinos+Pizza.JPG

[tk13]

Yeah, looks like the Emporia storm is weakening. Appears a tornado is on the ground in Woodward, OK though. That's about where the Emporia storm started, I think.

[Phobia]

Weatherman you aren't but the gay porn business is forever grateful for your contribution. So I've heard.

If you're working under a nom de plume and doing it to support your family it doesn't count.

[Brando]

If you're working under a nom de plume and doing it to support your family it doesn't count.

You've fumbled more balls than Dexter McCluster. But I'm not judging you. The "Smoked Meat" trilogy was epic when it came out.

[Phobia]

You've fumbled more balls than Dexter McCluster. But I'm not judging you. The "Smoked Meat" trilogy was epic when it came out.

I was talking about the brief stint when I was a meteorologist. Talk about an embarrassment to the Kloster name...

[pr_capone]

If you're working under a nom de plume and doing it to support your family it doesn't count.

I get wotcher saying but I thought I would take a minute to correct something here.

nom de plume translates to pen name indicating that it refers to written word. What you are thinking of is a stage name indicating that you might be on a stage or a set and therefore acting in some capacity.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-21_jyYvyZxo/T16-fJ9X6oI/AAAAAAAADqI/HaJaKxYuxfg/s1600/themoreyouknow.jpg

[Three7s]

Well, I can't say it's COMPLETELY over. Once the storm in Emporia blows through, the squall line should come soon after. I'll probably sleep right through it.

[Simply Red]

I have to mention, since i've lived in Atlanta, you'd not believe all of the tornadic situations i've been in. It gets really bad here these days

[Phobia]

I get wotcher saying but I thought I would take a minute to correct something here.

nom de plume translates to pen name indicating that it refers to written word. What you are thinking of is a stage name indicating that you might be on a stage or a set and therefore acting in some capacity.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-21_jyYvyZxo/T16-fJ9X6oI/AAAAAAAADqI/HaJaKxYuxfg/s1600/themoreyouknow.jpg

I wrote all my material under the assumed name and then I said it under my given name. Good grief.

[Brando]

I wrote all my material under the assumed name and then I said it under my given name. Good grief.

I thought Klostermy Bag was an excellent choice.

[acesn8s]

I have to mention, since i've lived in Atlanta, you'd not believe all of the tornadic situations i've been in. It gets really bad here these days Damn global warming.

[Phobia]

I thought Klostermy Bag was an excellent choice.

It's a close second to C.E. Wendler.

[Brando]

It's a close second to C.E. Wendler.

I wrote "Fear the Tiger", under the name Claude Balls.

Wait...I just got yours :D

[Three7s]

Looks like the former Wichita storm is making a course for Lawrence. Still has some punch, but shouldn't be anything too bad. Gonna go west of KC unless it turns.

[tk13]

Sounds like Woodward, OK got hit by a big tornado. Three more tornado warnings have popped up southwest of Wichita now with that storm.

[Dunit35]

Sounds like Woodward, OK got hit by a big tornado. Three more tornado warnings have popped up southwest of Wichita now with that storm.

Lots of damage on northwest side of Woodward. I'm about 80 miles east of Woodward. Power outages, apartments damaged. After prom was going on. Everyone's safe in that school.

[tk13]

http://t.co/hgvfId6Z

Video of the Woodward tornado.

[BigMeatballDave]

I have to mention, since i've lived in Atlanta, you'd not believe all of the tornadic situations i've been in. It gets really bad here these days I've been back and forth on I-75 3 times thru Georgia since last summer. It was creepy driving past where both those tornadoes crossed.

[Gracie Dean]

we are good, no damage that we can see, nephew's apartment bldg was hit but he is safe

[arrowheadnation]

Found these on twitter.

screen grab of the tornado that went through Wichita/Andover.

<img src=http://i44.tinypic.com/2955oy8.jpg>

piece of plane fuselage in field near Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita

<img src=http://i39.tinypic.com/2vcjkp5.jpg>

damage to a building at Spirit Aerosystems

<img src=https://p.twimg.com/AqgPHHpCQAAY_4J.jpg>

[The Dawg]

We've got a Tornado watch here in St. Joe that last clear through 6am. Most of the storms are just producing severe thunderstorm warnings at the moment. Hope every out there stayed safe- It'd would be scary to see this kind of setup occur over the KC metro area.

[Simply Red]

I've been back and forth on I-75 3 times thru Georgia since last summer. It was creepy driving past where both those tornadoes crossed.

75 @ 285 exiting Atlanta due north is absolutely one of the most picturesque sights in Atlanta. They call it the city of trees.

[pr_capone]

About to be hit with Rd. 2. This time the worse of the storm is going directly overhead in about 10 minutes.

[L.A. Chieffan]

Wow I'm glad I don't live in that craziness

[L.A. Chieffan]

Gl don't die

[acesn8s]

DUCK!!!

[TimeForWasp]

Tornadoes damage Boeing plant in Wichita
Posted by rgrunbaum on April 14, 2012 at 11:10 PM
The Wichita Eagle reported on its website Saturday evening that the storms caused heavy damage at Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing and McConnell Air Force Base.

Boeing spokesman Forrest Gossett told the Eagle that the plant “took a direct hit.” A skeleton crew was on duty, he said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. The company won’t be able to assess the damage until morning, he said, but it was extensive.

At Spirit AeroSystems, the paper reported, part of the side of the manufacturing process facility was also gone once the storm passed. Officials there also were working late Saturday night to assess damage, and the plant was without power. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Debris was along MacArthur Road along the plant.

KAKE TV reported extensive damage at Spirit Aerosystems buildings IPB3 and IPB 4 in South Wichita. Spirit Aerosystems is Wichita’s largest employer and a key Boeing supplier.

Spirit spokesperson Jarrod Bartlett said, “We are suspending operations tonight; employees who were scheduled to report to work tonight or tomorrow should not report unless contacted directly. We will not be able to fully assess the damage until daylight.”http://today.seattletimes.com

[pr_capone]

game on. tornado watch only... doesn't seem anywhere near as menacing as the first storm.

[TimeForWasp]

Preliminary estimation of 283 million dollars damage



A tornado swept through south Wichita on Saturday, causing significant damage but apparently only minor injuries.

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems took a direct hit, officials said, as did the Oaklawn neighborhood and a mobile home park.

Preliminary reports said 100 trailers in the mobile home park were damaged. In the Oaklawn area, two homes were destroyed and several others were damaged. Two residents were taken by ambulance to area hospitals, while many others were injured but did not go to the hospital.

At nearby Spirit AeroSystems, six buildings were significantly damaged and four others had major damage.

A preliminary assessment by city and county officials estimated the damage to be as much as $283 million.

At 12:25 a.m., Sedgwick County Commission Chairman Tim Norton declared a state of disaster, which will initiate an emergency plan and notify state officials that additional support and assistance may be needed

Pinaire Mobile Home Park near 52nd Street South and Clifton was heavily damaged, and in the middle of the complex a fire that was apparently caused by a ruptured gas line was burning.

Kristin Dean, who lives in the park, said she was one of 75 to 100 people who took refuge in the park’s shelter.

“Things were flying and everyone screamed,” she said. “We all kind of huddled together.”

She said the noise from the storm lasted 15 to 20 seconds. When it was over, she said, some trailers were on fire and others were missing.

Power lines were down, she said, and car windows were broken. The smell of natural gas filled the air.

She said the park was “pretty much gone. It’s devastating, but you know, we’re alive.”

Emergency vehicles were having trouble getting to the park because of extensive damage to trees and power lines in the area. Many emergency responders arrived on foot.

Sedgwick County spokeswoman Kristi Zuchovich said officials were still trying to assess the damage at midnight. She said officials were asking people to stay out of an area bounded by 39th and 63rd streets south, and Hydraulic and K-15, so emergency workers can get in.

Shortly after the storm – which swept up from Oklahoma and through Sumner County and south Wichita – residents of the park were shouting the names of family members who were missing. Other residents were asking people to be quiet so they could hear the voices of people who might be trapped in the debris.

Many residents were gathering at the entrance to the park.

Christine Moyer, who lives in the park, said she took cover in the park’s shelter just was what she described as a “skinny tornado” hit.

Among those gathered at 47th and Clifton after the storm was Pam Thurman of Belle Plaine. She and a fellow nurse, Toni Bowman of Wellington, drove to the area after hearing about the damage.

“We’re nurses,” Thurman said. “It’s what you’re supposed to do.”

Maria Silvers, who lives in Oaklawn, said she rode out the storm at a fire station in Derby along with 150 other people and a lot of pets.

At Boeing, spokesman Forrest Gossett said the plant “took a direct hit.” A skeleton crew was on duty, he said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. The company won’t be able to assess the damage until morning, he said, but it was extensive.

At Spirit AeroSystems, part of the side of the manufacturing process facility was also gone. Officials there also were working late Saturday night to assess damage, and the plant was without power. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Debris lined MacArthur Road along the plant.

Spirit AeroSystems personnel were trying to assess the damage to the plant. The facility was without power and in the dark, it was difficult to assess the extent of the damage, said Spirit AeroSystems spokeswoman Debbie Gann. “It’s substantial,” Gann said.

Spirit spokesman Jarrod Bartlett later said that the plant is suspending operations because of the damage. Spirit Employees scheduled to work Sunday should not report to work unless they are directly contacted, he said.

“Our first priority is the safety and well-being of our employees,” Bartlett said. “We will not be able to fully assess the damage tonight.”

The storm that hit the mobile home park was part of a strong system that moved across Kansas, churning up more than a dozen tornados but causing no deaths or major damage across the state by late evening.

The system spawned at least six tornadoes in rural western Kansas Saturday afternoon, including one north of Dodge City that was on the ground for about half an hour.

As the storms swept across the state, a large tornado skirted the city limits of Salina on Saturday evening as another tornado 90 miles away threatened the Reno County city of Pretty Prairie.

In Butler County, emergency officials felt like they dodged a major disaster.

El Dorado residents told Butler County emergency management officials that several large trees, some as much as a yard in diameter, had fallen south and west of the county courthouse.

The storms did little damage to downtown Wichita, but caused major street flooding.

Patrons of Heroes Sports Bar didn’t evacuate when tornado sirens sounded, although a plan was in place had more severe weather come their way. Early warnings kept most people away from downtown on Saturday, with sparse crowds populating the area after a Miranda Lambert concert and the storms.

"We have a basement that we could’ve put people in if things would have got worse," Heroes manager Eric Davisson said. "The most we saw was the flooding, and when the rain stopped we checked for damage around the back and front and there was nothing."

The Kansas Division of Emergency Management activated its emergency operations center in Topeka to monitor the storms and prepare to provide assistance needed. But as dusk settled over the state, it appeared that little help was needed.

Emergency management officials said initial reports indicated that structural damage was limited to outbuildings and one home in Rush County.

Minor wind damage was reported in Russell County, where K-18 was closed near Luray and Lucas due to power lines on the road. Minor flooding was reported in low-lying areas around the state.

Concerns about the storm outbreak prompted McConnell Air Force Base to relocate 16 aerial refueling tankers to Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, said base spokeswoman Lt. Jessica Brown.

It was just the second time that the Storm Prediction Center issued a high-risk warning more than 24 hours in advance. The first was in April 2006, when nearly 100 tornadoes tore across the southeastern U.S., killing a dozen people and damaging more than 1,000 homes in Tennessee.

Saturday’s storm system was spread widely across the Midwest, but it failed to produce that kind of damage. Baseball-size hail was reported in parts of northeast Nebraska, and there were predawn tornado warnings in Oklahoma City, where at three possible tornadoes were reported west and north of the city.

The threat of severe weather was expected to move out south-central Kansas by Sunday. Forecasters predict that it will remain windy with a high near 70.

Contributing: Tim Potter, Molly McMillin, Roy Wenzl, Tony Adame and Hurst Laviana of The Eagle; Associated Press

Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2012/04/14/2296843/tornado-heavily-damages-south.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpyhttp://www.kansas.com/2012/04/14/2296843/tornado-heavily-damages-south.html#storylink=cpy

[pr_capone]

and now just a drizzle.

[Buck]

The weather has been shitty out here too. It's like 40 and raining with thunder.

[arrowheadnation]

Found another one of the tornado going through south Wichita (backlit by lightning)

<img src=http://i44.tinypic.com/2sb4c2d.jpg>

[pr_capone]

I hate tornadoes. Awesome that they called it 24 hours ahead of time... but damn.

[TimeForWasp]

Has any town been hit by tornadoes more than Withita??

[TimeForWasp]

Maybe OKC

[KurtCobain]

The weather has been shitty out here too. It's like 40 and raining with thunder.

OH MY FAIRY FRUITING GOD THE APOCALYPSE HAS BEGUN IN FUCKING BEAUTIFUL SAN DIEGO!!!!!

[acesn8s]

OH MY FAIRY FRUITING GOD THE APOCALYPSE HAS BEGUN IN ****ING BEAUTIFUL SAN DIEGO!!!!!TO THE SHIP!!!

[J Diddy]

we are good, no damage that we can see, nephew's apartment bldg was hit but he is safe


Glad to hear that.

[kstater]

This was kind of disappointing. Didn't even rain.

[J Diddy]

This was kind of disappointing. Didn't even rain.

I'm sorry it was disappointing for you. Wasn't for me.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

We had a nice shower this morning.

edit... yesterday morning.

[lcarus]

We're about to get hammered by a storm any minute now.

[qabbaan]

Who could have guessed it was overblown. ;)

[the Talking Can]

my parents told me 120 tornados touched down last night...?

[malachi47000]

http://www.kansas.com/2012/04/14/2296337_a2296578/storms-over-kansas.html

[Chieficus]

It's always a good day when it's not as bad as it could have been. If not for the early storms in NE creating a lot of cloud cover, etc. It likely would have been worse, especially further north.

There were at least 4 long track storms that put down tornadoes. (see: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/120414_rpts.html)

Here's a couple of pics I took, from near Salina and Abilene, KS:

[tmax63]

My niece, her husband and baby girl got down into the basement in Creston, Ia as they heard glass breaking. 70-100' oak tree in their front yard is laying across the roof of their house with limbs sticking in the living room and they've got the chain saws running as we speak. Same tornado messed up the hospital in Creston and they've been evacuating patients most of the night. Nobody sereiously hurt at this point though.

[Marcellus]

Who could have guessed it was overblown. ;)

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/15/us/midwest-storms/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Three states face the most danger of possible tornadoes Sunday, as parts of the Midwest assess the damage from storms that left at least five people dead in Oklahoma. The National Weather Service received 121 reports of possible tornado touchdowns Saturday and early Sunday in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.


Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback told CNN Sunday that "97 tornadoes touched down" in his state; the National Weather Service has not confirmed the exact number of twisters.

Who could have guessed it was overblown. ;)

:hmmm: I doubt thats the general consensus.

[tk13]

Tim Samaras, who was on the Discovery show Storm Chasers, shot this near Salina, KS. Yikes.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S_QRG-TsfBc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Jewish Rabbi]

My niece, her husband and baby girl got down into the basement in Creston, Ia as they heard glass breaking. 70-100' oak tree in their front yard is laying across the roof of their house with limbs sticking in the living room and they've got the chain saws running as we speak. Same tornado messed up the hospital in Creston and they've been evacuating patients most of the night. Nobody sereiously hurt at this point though.

Lots of damage in town. My parents' old house took a ton of damage from the storm as well, fortunately they moved to Omaha.

[lcarus]

Well that sucked. Woke up at around 6 am to see the line of storm move through Tulsa, only for a little thunder and rain for about 15 minutes. I don't want a storm to destroy anyone's home, but I like it when it gets so bad that it ALMOST does. It's fun.