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Tiger

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21st May 13 at 06:09

Reached up to 2 1/2 miles in width, killed 91 with dozens missing, one of the biggest tornados recorded

_Allan_

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21st May 13 at 06:17

Up to 200mph winds too

Cavey

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21st May 13 at 07:14

Tornadoes, in tornado alley, who'd have thunk it

Cavey

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21st May 13 at 07:26

Pretty awesome time lapse video on here... http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/tornadoes-in-america-the-oklahoma-disaster-in-context/276063/

sc0ott

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21st May 13 at 07:33

I heard bill paxton and helen hunt were chasing it

willay

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21st May 13 at 07:43

quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
I heard bill paxton and helen hunt were chasing it

2/10 try harder

Nismo

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21st May 13 at 07:46

sad news about the kids, as usual the mail has lots of pictures

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2328000/US-tornadoes-Yet-heartbreak-Oklahoma-massive-tornado-touches-highly-populated-suburb.html

Tomnova16

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21st May 13 at 08:02

A dog was found alive in the rubble. Which was nice

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DannyB

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21st May 13 at 08:04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMF22_MEMJU&sns=em

Jamie Walby

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21st May 13 at 10:09

What do they make their houses with out there? They seem to just disintegrate. I appreciate that most houses are going to struggle to withstand those kind of winds but there must be something they can do so that the damage isnt so severe? Especially in "tornado alley"

[Edited on 21-05-2013 by Jamie Walby]

AlexSXI

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21st May 13 at 10:24

quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby
What do they make their houses with out there? They seem to just disintegrate. I appreciate that most houses are going to struggle to withstand those kind of winds but there must be something they can do so that the damage isnt so severe? Especially in "tornado alley"

[Edited on 21-05-2013 by Jamie Walby]

Timber, timber and more timber.

Majority of their building are timber framed.

Hence the drastic devastation, masonry/concrete frame would still be damaged badly but might not be demolished completely.

They never learn though, look how many tornados they get!

Dom

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21st May 13 at 10:28

Timber is cheap in the states which is why they use it.

Corsa_Sport21

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21st May 13 at 10:32

quote:
Originally posted by willay

quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
I heard bill paxton and helen hunt were chasing it

2/10 try harder

Jo and Bill Harding any better for you??

AlexSXI

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21st May 13 at 10:33

quote:
Originally posted by Dom
Timber is cheap in the states which is why they use it.

Yeah, fair point, but it can't be financially sustainable to keep rebuilding buildings every few years due to their complete lack of ability to withstand weather.

Also, there's no price on life, so you'd think they'd build buildings a bit more capable of defending its inhabitants, especially in Tornado Valley.

But yeah, tragic scenes nonetheless. Can't imagine what they're going through

nathy_87

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21st May 13 at 10:51

quote:
Originally posted by AlexSXI

quote:
Originally posted by Dom
Timber is cheap in the states which is why they use it.

Yeah, fair point, but it can't be financially sustainable to keep rebuilding buildings every few years due to their complete lack of ability to withstand weather.

Reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxCgt8yDArk

SVM 286

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21st May 13 at 11:07

Wouldn't be moving to anywhere named 'Tornado Valley'

Jamie Walby

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21st May 13 at 11:52

quote:
Originally posted by nathy_87

quote:
Originally posted by AlexSXI

quote:
Originally posted by Dom
Timber is cheap in the states which is why they use it.

Yeah, fair point, but it can't be financially sustainable to keep rebuilding buildings every few years due to their complete lack of ability to withstand weather.

Reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxCgt8yDArk

AlexSXI

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21st May 13 at 12:11

quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby

quote:
Originally posted by nathy_87

quote:
Originally posted by AlexSXI

quote:
Originally posted by Dom
Timber is cheap in the states which is why they use it.

Yeah, fair point, but it can't be financially sustainable to keep rebuilding buildings every few years due to their complete lack of ability to withstand weather.

Reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxCgt8yDArk

Pretty much what they do.

Give it a month, some if not most of those properties will be well on the way to being finished again

LeeM

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21st May 13 at 12:12

quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
Wouldn't be moving to anywhere named 'Tornado Valley'

exactly. its not just a possibility, its a probability. move house!

Nath

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21st May 13 at 16:54

http://news.sky.com/story/1093711/tornado-survivor-finds-dog-during-tv-interview

Russ

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21st May 13 at 17:04

thats amazing nath

seriously cant believe he just popped out

Dom

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21st May 13 at 17:47

Looks like parts of Texas (Fort Worth, Ardmore) are going to be hit again.

Decent site for live tracking of storm chasers (Reed Timmer etc), including live video feeds - http://tvnweather.com/live

Hammer

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21st May 13 at 17:59

quote:
Originally posted by Nath
http://news.sky.com/story/1093711/tornado-survivor-finds-dog-during-tv-interview

just hope the local vet survived

3CorsaMeal

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21st May 13 at 18:00

Attention seeking dog if I ever saw one.

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