k*** Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 That tornado had better not really been heading SE... there's a huge amount of real-estate between the latitude of Walmart and St John's. We're talking about from 15th to 32nd Streets. Map: http://maps.google.c...084543&t=h&z=14 (Wal-Mart is marked by the "A" in the upper right hand corner, St Johns is in the lower left hand corner.) The High School is in between them and it reported heavy damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowahawkeyedave Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 That tornado had better not really been heading SE... there's a huge amount of real-estate between the latitude of Walmart and St John's. We're talking about from 15th to 32nd Streets. Map: http://maps.google.c...084543&t=h&z=14 (Wal-Mart is marked by the "A" in the upper right hand corner, St Johns is in the lower left hand corner.) I fear it probably did, because someone here reported the high school being severely damaged, and it's right in between the Walmart and St Johns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBriedis Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 The Lowes that seems to have been hit is south of of the eastern most Walmart according to their websites, just north of I-44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 That tornado had better not really been heading SE... there's a huge amount of real-estate between the latitude of Walmart and St John's. We're talking about from 15th to 32nd Streets. Map: http://maps.google.c...084543&t=h&z=14 (Wal-Mart is marked by the "A" in the upper right hand corner, St Johns is in the lower left hand corner.) I heard The Lowes also is reported destroyed that would be just under 1/2 mile south of the walmart latitude wise also the scanner just said "meet at Lowes or what was Lowes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 just did a google look and the one that was tweeted was the walmart on Range Line which the devastation on the pic matches PERFECTLY with the picture here... I say same walmart... Now that's not saying the other one was NOT hit.... they are pretty close to one another latitude wise in joplin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Just got home and just found out about the Joplin tornado. Wow I sure hope JoMo and everyone else is okay. What a terrible situation. BTW I'm gonna start a separate thread for chasing pics, etc since this thread should be left for ongoing storms and forecasting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I heard The Lowes also is reported destroyed that would be just under 1/2 mile south of the walmart latitude wise also the scanner just said "meet at Lowes or what was Lowes" according to my "unoffical google measurement it's 4400 feet down rangeline from Walmart to Lowes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 The other Walmart might have escaped heavy damage since it looks like the central part of Joplin escaped (from what we saw on radar, at least). Updated map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Lowe's+near+Joplin,+MO&aq=0&sll=37.063807,-94.503193&sspn=0.032875,0.084543&ie=UTF8&hq=Lowe's&hnear=Joplin,+Jasper,+Missouri&ll=37.064972,-94.501905&spn=0.032875,0.084543&t=h&z=14 Yellow marker is Walmart, red marker is Lowe's. Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly clear that much of the southern half of Joplin has received heavy damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hospital: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowahawkeyedave Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Not sure how far south along Range Line Rd the damage extends to, but the distance from the Walmart to I-44 is 1.89 miles. From the looks of the tornado, it could of been that wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBriedis Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 The first picture is the easternmost Walmart. There is a water tower in the background of that photo, about 0.3 miles NE that I found on Google Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hospital: According to an interview on weather channel, a nurse reported they had about 3-4 minutes of warning... not a lot of time for a facility that large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 KOAMTV has a map up, damage goes right through the centre of the city http://www.koamtv.com/story/14694117/tornados-strike-joplin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?desktop_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DFtXPPWiTatI%26feature%3Dshare&feature=share&v=FtXPPWiTatI&gl=US bad link..hindi doomsday movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 According to an interview on weather channel, a nurse reported they had about 3-4 minutes of warning... not a lot of time for a facility that large. The city itself had plenty of warning. This thing was warned continuously before it was even into MO yet, into SE KS. The tornado didn't drop until about 10-15 miles west of town. And as soon as it dropped, a spotter reported it. So it's not like they didn't have warning. So if there was little to no warning, it definitely isn't on the NWS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Amazing 360 degree view of the damage near the hospital: http://occip.it/pt51c7s3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluggerWx Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Plover, WI tornado... http://twitpic.com/51cal4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.B. LaForce Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Not sure if this is the actual location of JoMo, but the member map has him here: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=207989631584805411892.0004638c314748aa9fba0&ll=37.084283,-94.506197&spn=0.024273,0.055747&z=15&iwloc=lyrftr:msid:207989631584805411892.0004638c314748aa9fba0,000464050c2838d47b045,37.083119,-94.509888,0,-32 It could just be a random spot that was within Joplin, MO though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witness Protection Program Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 KOAMTV has a map up, damage goes right through the centre of the city http://www.koamtv.co...s-strike-joplin "KOAM photographer Crystal Albright was at the scene and said the Burger King "is gone"." "15th Street WalmartLast Updated by Chris 25 minutes ago Building seriously damaged. Numerous people trapped in collapse. Crews working to get people out." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Not sure if this is the actual location of JoMo, but the member map has him here: http://maps.google.c...94.509888,0,-32 It could just be a random spot that was within Joplin, MO though. Maybe... Two things though. 1. Location is from 2009 2. Location is a day care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 St Johns Church Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 St Johns Church That is....eerie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettjrob Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Maybe... Two things though. 1. Location is from 2009 2. Location is a day care IIRC, one of our western members made that map simply based on cities listed in our profiles. So the exact location is probably meaningless. Sure hope JoMo made it out alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 The city itself had plenty of warning. This thing was warned continuously before it was even into MO yet, into SE KS. The tornado didn't drop until about 10-15 miles west of town. And as soon as it dropped, a spotter reported it. So it's not like they didn't have warning. So if there was little to no warning, it definitely isn't on the NWS. Just relaying what the nurse had said. NO way shape or form am I discounting the warning time or issuance of it by the NWS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macintosh Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 This is insanity. How can there possibly be so many violent, super wide tornadoes impacting population centers in a single year? We're talking hundreds of dead this season. This is just incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Just relaying what the nurse had said. NO way shape or form am I discounting the warning time or issuance of it by the NWS. I know man, there's been a few people on tv and such saying there was no warning, that's why I said that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macintosh Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 IIRC, one of our western members made that map simply based on cities listed in our profiles. So the exact location is probably meaningless. Sure hope JoMo made it out alright. If we had JoMo's real name we could look up his address in the phone book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Anyone know what the basement situation is like around there? Do a lot of houses have one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Rotation track: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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