Joplin virtually destroyed by tornado

[tk13]

Please post any ways you can donate/give relief to the people in need in Joplin.

DONATE BY PHONE:

You can send $10 to the Red Cross relief efforts by texting "REDCROSS" to 90999

or

Send $10 to the Salvation Army Disaster relief efforts by texting the word “JOPLIN” to 80888

RED CROSS - Volunteer, donate to disaster victims, donate to a blood drive

http://www.redcross.org/

UNITED WAY - Donate to relief efforts

http://www.uwheartmo.org/

COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER LOCATIONS - Give blood for those in need

Administration Offices & Donor Center
4040 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
toll free: 1-888-647-4040
816-753-4040

Blue Springs Center
1124 W. 40 Highway
Blue Springs, MO 64015
816-224-0728

Gladstone Center
7265 N. Oak Trafficway
Gladstone, MO 64118
816-468-9813

St. Joseph Center
3122 Frederick
St. Joseph, MO 64506
toll free: 1-800-725-6791
816-232-6791

Overland Park Center
Times Square Shopping Center
10568 Metcalf Ave.
Overland Park, KS 66210
913-383-6800

Olathe Center
1463 E. 151st St.
Olathe, KS 66062
913-829-3724

Topeka Center
800 SW Lane
Topeka, KS 66606
toll free: 1-800-279-5943
785-233-0195

http://www.savealifenow.org/services...-locations.php

VOLUNTEER IN PERSON - Volunteer efforts are being coordinated through Missouri Southern State University.
Many people have contacted the City of Joplin to volunteer assistance to the victims of the storm. ALL citizen volunteers should report to the Recreation Center at Missouri Southern State University. Volunteers’ services are appreciated, but to be effective, will need to be coordinated through this centralized location. Citizens are reminded that the American Red Cross, in cooperation with the City, has set up a shelter at Missouri Southern State University in the Leggett & Platt Center.

http://www.joplinmo.org/article.cfm?AID=966

Relief coordinators Facebook page - Get the word out on fundraisers:

Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery--
If you are coordinating a fundraiser in your area, please send information to joplintornadorecovery@gmail.com so that it can be posted as an event [on the Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery page on facebook]. Remember to include date, time and location, along with any images.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/joplinmo?sk=wall

Columbia area blood donors needed:

A blood drive will be held 2-6 pm at Achieve Balance Chiropractic in Columbia at 3901 S. Providence. If you are wanting to help Joplin, this is a great way to do it.

Here's some info I got from my work e-mail

Message relay from Troop F @ 2120 hours:

In reference to the SEMA Incident the command post is currently operational in the Troop D Joplin area. Due to an overwhelming number of Volunteers, SEMA officials are not currently requesting any further outside assistance until further notice.

More relief organizations:

Missourians interested in volunteering to assist should call (800) 427-4626 or 2-1-1. Those with medical skills interested in volunteering should go to: https://www.showmeresponse.org

Missourians wishing to make donations to help with the relief effort can go to http://www.sema.dps.mo.gov/recover/donations.asp or call (800) 427-4626 or 2-1-1.

Residents affected by the tornado who wish to notify their friends and family that they are safe should go to: https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php. Friends and family who would like to check on their loved ones in the affected area can use the same site.

Missourians who need disaster information, shelter information or referrals are urged to call 2-1-1. The United Way's 211 service number is now available for most areas in Missouri. In areas where the 211 number is not operational, citizens can call 800-427-4626.

United Way of the Ozarks in Springfield is waiting to hear plans from the American Red Cross – Greater Ozarks Chapter regarding mobilizing volunteer efforts. As soon as it has confirmation on how and where to volunteer, it will release that information.

If you would like to help with a monetary donation, please send your checks to United Way of the Ozarks, 320 N. Jefferson Ave., Springfield, MO 65806, marked JOPLIN TORNADO DISASTER RELIEF and all funds received will be distributed to the United Way of Southwest Missouri (Joplin).

Emergency blood drive this afternoon - Monday 5/23

The Greater Kansas City chapter of the American Red Cross will hold an emergency blood drive this afternoon to provide blood for those injured in the tornados over the weekend.

The blood drive will be from 2 to 7 p.m. in the Cass County Room at 211 W. Armour Blvd.

Meanwhile, the Community Blood Center is requesting area residents to donate blood this week to help support the rescue efforts in Joplin.

The blood bank has shipped 15 units of blood to the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks. Local hospitals are performing surgeries on some of the victims and the need for blood will increase as the rescue efforts continue.

To find a mobile blood drive, go to www.safealifenow.org or call 1-888-647-4040. Donors can also go to one of Community Blood Center’s seven Neighborhood Donations Centers.

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/23...afternoon.html

Chiefs to hold bottled water drive at Arrowhead - Tuesday 5/24 and Wednesday 5/25

In response to the tragic tornadoes that touched down in Joplin, Mo. and Reading, Kan. this weekend, the Kansas City Chiefs will contribute $35,000 to disaster-relief efforts. Additionally, they and their media partners are teaming with the Salvation Army – Midland Division to hold a bottled-water drive at Arrowhead Stadium for individuals in Kansas City to assist victims in the tornado-ravaged areas. The Chiefs will also be accepting financial donations for Heart-to-Heart International.

Bottled-water donations will be accepted in Lot C on the east side of Arrowhead Stadium Tuesday from noon until 7 p.m. and Wednesday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Those wishing to provide donations of bottled water may use any entrance to the stadium and may learn more from Chiefs broadcast partners KCTV5, 101 The Fox KCFX and Sports Radio 810 WHB, who have joined the Chiefs in supporting this important effort.

http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article...9-fc840ea9fece

Springfield school district fundraiser and donation drive:

Springfield Public Schools students are finding ways to raise money and collect supplies to assist local charities with relief efforts for families in Joplin who were affected by the May 22 tornado. A Joplin school nurse has shared with SPS staff that there is an urgent need for water, toothbrushes, toothpaste and food.

http://springfieldpublicschoolsmo.or...id_Joplin.aspx

Other resources for those looking to contribute:

The following charities are accepting donations of money and relief items:

American Red Cross
United Way
Skaggs
Greater Ozarks Red Cross
Dillons
Springfield Jaycees
OTC
Springfield Public Schools
Springfield Paper Company
Edward Jones
Salvation Army
Great Southern
Area banks
Habitat Springfield
Community Blood Centers

http://www.news-leader.com/article/2...relief-efforts

Originally Posted by luv

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?not...17118671706061

Great page to go to in order to see what faundraisers and collections are going on in your area (in Missouri anyway).

Originally Posted by luv

Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery:
The City has established the following phone numbers for people interested in donating their time or items to aid in the recovery effort:
Individual volunteers wanting to donate their time should call 417-625-3543
Volunteers wanting to donate items can call 417-625-3542
Volunteer groups (churches, businesses, etc.) should call 314-623-9991

[Discuss Thrower]

Joplin is under boil order, though electricity is out and you're not supposed ti use too mich for firefighting efforts

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by J-Town Fan 1988

Joplin is under boil order, though electricity is out and you're not supposed ti use too mich for firefighting efforts

Which part of town you live in? I live south of Galena near the Casino so we got lucky.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by Marcellus

Which part of town you live in? I live south of Galena near the Casino so we got lucky.

Near Petro. I think our water isn't the same source as Joplin even though they administrate it.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by J-Town Fan 1988

Near Petro. I think our water isn't the same source as Joplin even though they administrate it.

You are just down the road. I get water from Mo-American water same as Joplin, I think I will play it safe.

[rtmike]

Originally Posted by teedubya

This is the type of stuff that I'm talking about. We see these. Boom a storm shows up in the area.

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I remember 30 years ago my uncle, who farmed the family land, bitching about Colorado seeding the clouds always leaving us with drought conditions in western Kansas, Hays.
Never any malicious takes on it though?




I've been watching the Weather Channel all day. Very sorry to see this happen & I'll pray for the survivors & those who have perished. Truly a terrible day.

[rtmike]

Originally Posted by Captain Obvious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQnvx...layer_embedded

Wow....

I had an aunt make it through the Hesston, Ks. tornado. She was on the freeway & seen the clouds & actually went back to Hesston. She went to the truck stop where they were herding people into it's walk in cooler. The cooler was the only structural piece left.

Supposedly a tractor trailer was lifted up & acted like a broom against the structures.

[Marcellus]

This may be as bad as Lubbock TX in 71'.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/22/sev...ex.html?hpt=T1

Heavy storms maul Midwest, leaving deaths, injuries, destruction

By the CNN Wire Staff
May 22, 2011 11:51 p.m. EDT




Tornado slams Joplin, Missouri



STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: The National Guard is being deployed in Missouri
• Some fatalities reported from tornado in Joplin, Missouri
• A wave of heavy storms stretches from Wisconsin to Texas
• The weather service warns of tornadoes, hail and damaging winds

RELATED TOPICS

• Minnesota
• Joplin (Missouri)
• Tornadoes
• National Weather Service
• Weather

Get in-depth local coverage of the Missouri twister from CNN affiliates KSHB and KODE.
(CNN) -- A tornado flattened buildings, snapped trees and tossed tractor-trailers like toys as it touched down in Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday night, causing an unknown number of deaths and injuries.
"I would say 75% of the town is virtually gone," said Kathy Dennis of the American Red Cross.
The twister was part of a line of severe weather that swept across the Midwest on Sunday, prompting tornado watches and warnings that stretched from Wisconsin to Texas. High winds and possible tornadoes struck Minneapolis and other parts of Minnesota, leaving at least one person dead and injuring nearly two dozen others, police said.
Witness: "Lots of overturned trees" | Hospital damaged

Authorities in Joplin were contending with multiple reports of people trapped, as well as significant structural damage to St. John's Regional Medical Center, which was hit directly by the tornado, city officials said. CNN affiliate KSHB said there were reports of fires throughout the hospital.
One facade of the building made of glass was completely blown out, and authorities were evacuating the medical center, said Ray Foreman, a meteorologist with KODE in Joplin. Makeshift triage centers were being set up in tents outside, witness Bethany Scutti said.
Missouri governor: "Total devastation"
Residents 70 miles away from Joplin in Dade County, Missouri, were finding X-rays from St. John's in their driveways, said Foreman, indicating the size and power of the twister.




Parts of the city were unrecognizable, according to Steve Polley, a storm chaser from Kansas City, Missouri, who described the damage as "complete devastation."
The tornado, which touched down just before 6 p.m. CDT, cut a path of destruction through the heart of the city, hitting heavily populated areas, Foreman said.
"We've had numerous vehicles picked up and thrown into houses," he said.
iReport: Are you there? Please send photos, videos
At least seven overturned tractor-trailers were seen on one stretch of Interstate 44 west of the city, said Michael Ratliff, who has been chasing storms for eight years. Ratliff said the possible tornado was "rain wrapped," making it impossible to see as it tore what he estimated to be a half-mile to three-quarter-mile path of damage.
Officials did not know how many were injured. Witnesses reported seeing some of the wounded being ferried to hospitals in the backs of pickup trucks as first responders struggled to handle the overwhelming destruction.
Lynn Ostot, the spokeswoman for the city of Joplin, confirmed "some fatalities," but did not have an exact number.
The Joplin mayor has declared a local disaster, and the Missouri National Guard was activated by Gov. Jay Nixon.
"These storms have caused extensive damage across Missouri, and they continue to pose significant risk to lives and property," Nixon said in a statement. "As a state, we are deploying every agency and resource available to keep Missouri families safe, search for the missing, provide emergency medical care, and begin to recover."
Deadly tornado hits Kansas | Storm footage

Elsewhere, tornadoes were spotted in Forest Lake, north of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and near Harmony, more than 120 miles to the south. And in Minneapolis, witnesses reported numerous downed trees and neighborhoods without power.
Minneapolis police spokeswoman Sara Dietrich said the storm left one fatality, with 22 people reported hurt. One hospital, North Memorial Medical Center, said it had treated 18 people for minor injuries.
LeDale Davis, who lives on the north side of Minneapolis, told CNN, "This is the first time we can remember a tornado touched down in this area. They aren't usually in the heart of the city."

Widespread damage from severe weather was reported across Minneapolis on Sunday.



In Anoka County, north of the city, sheriff's dispatcher Linda Hamilton said authorities were receiving reports of roofs blown off, trees down and gas leaks. Hamilton said the worst damage appeared to have been in Fridley, on the northern outskirts of the metro area.
Curby Rogers said warning sirens sounded near her northwest Minneapolis home Sunday afternoon. Shortly afterward, the light rain that had been falling was whipped into sheets by heavy wind, and power went out.
"We could hear doors busting open through the house," Rogers said. "There was a lot of commotion, and then it was silent."
When she and a visiting friend emerged from their house, the streets were blocked by debris and a tree had fallen on her car. Around the corner, the damage was "a million times worse," with some houses split in half.
CNN meteorologist Chad Myers warned that the storms were not over for the Midwest.
"You need to have that NOAA radio on tonight everywhere from Wisconsin to Texas and Oklahoma," he said.
Forecasters said the system that struck Minnesota was separate from another storm that struck eastern Kansas on Saturday, killing one person and damaging or destroying hundreds of homes there.

[ReynardMuldrake]

The Red Cross has a site set up to check on family members. May be useful for those still trying to get through:

Safe and Well
The American Red Cross Safe and Well Website is a way for people affected by a disaster to enter information regarding their welfare so family and friends can check their status. Because people self-register, the Red Cross cannot verify the information and is not responsible for any inaccuracies.

This page provides two options for searching the list of those who have registered themselves as "safe and well." The results of a successful search will only display your loved one's First Name, Last Name, an "As of Date", and the messages they posted. The fields marked with a red star * are required fields.

https://safeandwell.communityos.org/...esearch/search

[Marcellus]

http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x43...-after-tornado

Crazy pics of the destruction.

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by teedubya

This is the type of stuff that I'm talking about. We see these. Boom a storm shows up in the area.



It's very peculiar. Not all of the radar rings are this pronounced. This one is rare, IMO.

My theory is this... they seed the clouds with airplanes that leave those lingering contrail/chemtrails. They then send a charge or something into the area, that puts a charge on the dust particle. Then rain must form on those dust particles or something. Highly charged dust particles could then create powerful electric storms.

The first instance that I was aware of potential weather modification was the 2008 Olympics in China. They had to keep away the storms for 08-08-2008 which was a very special date for them.

USA TODAY: China aims to control Olympics weather

And so there is a lot of evidence of technologies pertaining to potential weather modification/manipulation.

I think it's safe to say that they have figured some shit out.

FFS Dude. Were you wearing your tinfoil hat while typing this?

[ShortRoundChief]

Great news. Daughter and grand baby are fine. They lost everything though. Still nothing about my grandma.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by MotherLover

Great news. Daughter and grand baby are fine. They lost everything though. Still nothing about my grandma.

Hang in there. I just heard from a friend about an hour ago.

Had the same concerns with a daughter and grand baby. Fortunately they live closer to Carl Junction and are well.

Tomorrow will be ugly. We are going into work and seeing if we have power and see how the employees are.

420 employees. I am concerned and won't go into what already happened. Not good.

Guess that's why I am on here. Don't want to wake up and go in tomorrow.

[ShortRoundChief]

Best of luck. Hopefully all will be well.

[KingPriest2]

KOAM states the Tornado took a path of almost straight down 20th st, The damage path goes as far north as 7th Street and as far south as 32nd St. So any road/street in between 7th and 32nd from the West side of joplin to Rangeline WAS Hit.

[Marcellus]

Originally Posted by KingPriest2

KOAM states the Tornado took a path of almost straight down 20th st, The damage path goes as far north as 7th Street and as far south as 32nd St. So any road/street in between 7th and 32nd from the West side of joplin to Rangeline WAS Hit.

That's pretty much the whole town. As you may know.

There is very little North of 7th or south of 32nd.

I was in the area of 29th and Joplin soon after the tornado today and the area was unrecognizable.