Norman / Shawnee OK Tornado wipes out 18 wheelers

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  1. May 19, 2013 #21
    aConsultant

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    Flying a kite in a thunderstorm was the essence of discovering eletricity, so anchoring to a large wing in a tornado might also have some merit regardless of how it may appear at first glance.

    Hope you brought lotsa coffee and a NOAA weather radio.!

    Stay safe.
     
    aConsultant, May 19, 2013
    aConsultant, May 19, 2013
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  3. May 19, 2013 #22
    NavigatorWife

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    There was a truck blown over the guardrail on I-40 also on that clip, it was on the 177 road. Couldn't tell whose it was, looked like maybe a daycab.

    Prayers for all, there was one reported fatality so far.
     
    NavigatorWife, May 19, 2013
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  4. May 20, 2013 #23
    joseph1135

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    Stay safe. Please. I went thru this stuff last night. Don't take any chances. Just stay safe. Piss on being on time if it means putting safety aside.
     
    joseph1135, May 20, 2013
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  5. May 20, 2013 #24
    roadlt

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    wow, talk about havoc! Hoping everybody comes out of this ok.
     
    roadlt, May 20, 2013
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  7. May 20, 2013 #25
    Sly Fox

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    There's no piece of freight more valuable than my life. I may have been in dicey weather before (saw a tornado just west of OKC a few years ago near Yukon (took out the roof of a department store; A Target, I think). But, that was a quick generally biteless storm that dropped a funnel cloud and sucked it back up just a few hundred yards later. These massive storms are like a gateway to hell. Nothing good comes from them.
     
    Sly Fox, May 20, 2013
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  8. May 20, 2013 #26
    aConsultant

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    Just located another picture of the tractor thrown from the overpass.
    oklahoma-tornadoes.jpg
     
    aConsultant, May 20, 2013
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  9. May 20, 2013 #27
    Charli Girl

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    was that from yesterday or today driver?
     
    Charli Girl, May 20, 2013
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  10. May 20, 2013 #28
    aConsultant

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    The link I posted yesterday captured the video of the I40/Hwy I77 (mm181) semi's that were blown over and off of the overpass.

    This is a still picture of the same wreck. Yesterday's wreck.
     
    aConsultant, May 20, 2013
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  11. May 20, 2013 #29
    Charli Girl

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    thank you,that's the one I out ran yesterday...ugh what a mess. It was total chaos!
     
    Charli Girl, May 20, 2013
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