Witness Protection Program Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Reports of roads all over E. KS, E. OK, and SW MO being blocked, hindering inbound assist units. This probably doesn't have the 60 mile track of Tuscaloosa, but I'm afraid the impacts/casualties per square mile are going to be even worse than Tuscaloosa's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 The closest Walmart to the hospital is A mile north and roughly 2.5/3 miles East of the hospital. So if you have this kind of destruction this far away, I can't imagine what is between the 2 locations. whew,, if that math is correct, thats unreal. Do we know which way the tornado was heading in relation between the two points? Im assuming these two locations were parallel to the tornado's path, hence, the " damage between the 2 locations" comment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Better shot of it, 110 kt couplet about to cross the AR state line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I guess the question here will be what were these homes built to withstand? as I posted before the area is filled with small city blocks packed with small homes often this will be the "older" part of a city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 new tornado watch issued till 4 AM CT http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0334.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlebrick Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Reports of X-ray's being found 50-70 miles away from Joplin. Most likely from the hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 whew,, if that math is correct, thats unreal. Do we know which way the tornado was heading in relation between the two points? Im assuming these two locations were parallel to the tornado's path, hence, the " damage between the 2 locations" comment? The Tornado was moving Just a touch South of East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 QC's BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 824 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA... NORTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS... EAST CENTRAL ROCK ISLAND COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS... * UNTIL 915 PM CDT. * AT 821 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR DAVENPORT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I find the damage to the gas station across the street from St. John's interesting. Bettes showed the convenience store was completely gone (expected EF4) while the gas station canopy was still intact, but buckled (expected EF2). Not trying to rate it one way or another, just pointing out some of the difficulty in surveying (especially by photos/video). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEHOCEY77 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Forbes finally updated his map, he had been showing the same image for the past 40 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 The Tornado was moving Just a touch South of East. I really fear that JoMo may have taken a close, if not direct hit from this thing. He had said he was just SE of the couplet. If that's the case, it may have moved directly at him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 church collapsed with DOA's on michigan street in Joplin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k*** Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I find the damage to the gas station across the street from St. John's interesting. Bettes showed the convenience store was completely gone (expected EF4) while the gas station canopy was still intact, but buckled (expected EF2). Not trying to rate it one way or another, just pointing out some of the difficulty in surveying (especially by photos/video). Not to mention that this was by some accounts a multivortex beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlebrick Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Dog just recovered alive.. live on TWC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Better shot of it, 110 kt couplet about to cross the AR state line. Luckily thats over the sparsly populated Ozarks. That bein said the SW corner of MO probably has had 5tornadoes and 1' of hail accumulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I really fear that JoMo may have taken a close, if not direct hit from this thing. He had said he was just SE of the couplet. If that's the case, it may have moved directly at him. Yeah, it's concerning. If it missed him, it missed by a whisker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I really fear that JoMo may have taken a close, if not direct hit from this thing. He had said he was just SE of the couplet. If that's the case, it may have moved directly at him. Yeah I am very concerned for JoMo, looking at this damage at both separate locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Dog just pulled out of rubble live on TWC. There's a fire also... Just horrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 QC's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 gotta be honest really concerned about JoMo upon hearing just how widespread the damage is in Joplin, looks like it just did a buzzsaw through the south part of the city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis Weather Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Springfield News Leader is confirming 24 fatalities in Joplin... http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110522/NEWS01/110522040/24-deaths-Joplin-say-Greene-County-officials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkrangers Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 At least 24 dead. http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110522/NEWS01/110522040/24-deaths-Joplin-say-Greene-County-officials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlebrick Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 24 fatalities reported out of Joplin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEHOCEY77 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Looks like TWC stream is heading down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I really can't believe this is happening again. After Tuscaloosa... just wow. This must be the worst year in terms of the population centers hit since 1953. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Talk about bad luck this year with wide, strong/violent tornadoes tracking through heavily populated areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Praying Jomo is ok.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowahawkeyedave Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I really can't believe this is happening again. After Tuscaloosa... just wow. This must be the worst year in terms of the population centers hit since 1953. I agree with you. It's seemed like every major tornado this year has directly hit a population center. It's only May as well, hopefully the rest of the year will quiet down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 At least 24 dead. http://www.news-lead...ounty-officials wow..already 24 fatalities reported so soon ...and I;m sure most areas havn;t been searched yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hate to bring this up, but is there any way to know if JoMo is (god forbid) not okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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