CapitalKid Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Man, you all should have been tracking bin Laden all these years. We would have found him a lot sooner! All joking aside, absolutely terrible disaster. Hoping that JoMo is ok. Wondering what the next few days will bring... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptb127 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Just got an AP Mobile alert on my iPhone.... 89 people confirmed dead in Joplin, MO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Just got an AP Mobile alert on my iPhone.... 89 people confirmed dead in Joplin, MO. That is per city manager.unbelievable. Lets just hope was the some double counting or something... Press conference said 25-30 percent of the city was affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 upgrade to moderate risk today likely in next outlook http://www.spc.noaa..../md/md0882.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 upgrade to moderate risk today likely in next outlook http://www.spc.noaa..../md/md0882.html Hmmm, the moderate risk was there yesterday in the afternoon update of the day 2 outlook, granted it only covered Oklahoma. I'm not sure why they removed it. EDIT: They didn't remove it, but it's further NE and fairly narrow cmopared to what they had yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Storms firing west of Joplin... Gotta keep an eye on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Just got an AP Mobile alert on my iPhone.... 89 people confirmed dead in Joplin, MO. Holy f***. This is April 27th all over again, downsized to one city. And we thought this tornado season couldnt get any worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Storms firing west of Joplin... Gotta keep an eye on them Elevated supercell heading east right at Joplin, not good for the trapped people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Just got an AP Mobile alert on my iPhone.... 89 people confirmed dead in Joplin, MO. Waco, and a couple of weeks later, Flint, almost 50 years ago, last two cities with 100+ fatalities in a single storm. I would have thought improved warnings and all, that would never happen agaim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outflow Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Waco, and a couple of weeks later, Flint, almost 50 years ago, last two cities with 100+ fatalities in a single storm. I would have thought improved warnings and all, that would never happen agaim. i've always thought the other way, i'm surprised it hasn't happen more times in recent years. The population is so much larger now vs 1953 and there are some many more chances for a tornado to hit a location that has more than 100 people at a give time such as sporting events, traffic jammed freeways, etc. then 60 years ago i think it shows how much the warning system has improved over that course of time......or maybe we have just gotten really lucky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Thoughts and prayers to those in Joplin and hoping that JoMo is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewxmann Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Video of the tornado http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/joplin-missouri-tornado-caught-on-tape-13663450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 To show how unlucky we've been, I scanned the records back to 1950 and couldn't find a shorter time interval between tornadoes producing at least 30 fatalities (not counting the same system that spills over into the next day). 1953 comes close with a 28 day gap, but we were only 25 days removed from 4/27 as of yesterday. This post says it all for me concerning this year's tornado season. And while I am proud of what SPC does I am certainly reminded of their nickname as "the keepers of the gates of hell." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Today should hopefully turn out active here. Right now we have SCT-BKN altocumulus/stratus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozarkwx Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 The next step in finding JOMO I believe would be to access the property tax records for the City (if they are available online) and find out the owners of the homes in the immediate neighborhood - and then go there from via Facebook or some other local contacts. i.e. Doug Heady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazieman Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Please tell me I'm not seeing an MCS in the formative stages pointed at Joplin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 89 deaths puts it ahead of any one tornado on 4/27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 that video in the gas station seems like the tornado damage is occurring for 2 minutes or so...the warning had the tornado traveling at 45 miles an hour...so that could mean about 1.5 miles wide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwxguy Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0884.html upgrade to moderate risk in another area today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkrangers Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Please tell me I'm not seeing an MCS in the formative stages pointed at Joplin. Headed right for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Suggestion: Perhaps we should pin this thread as many are looking for information regarding JoMo beyond our sub forum as well as following the threat today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 http://www.spc.noaa..../md/md0884.html upgrade to moderate risk in another area today Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I wonder how long it will be before someone attempts to assign blame for the Joplin storm. IE: lack of warning, no sirens, no this or that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHSnow Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Meh. Well, we sure are due in northern Ohio, SE Michigan for some severe weather. Let's hope it doesn't bust again like the last moderate risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHWxWatcher Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0884.html upgrade to moderate risk in another area today Looks we'll potentially be in for an active day around here. Impressed with the diligence on this board trying to figure out JoMo's situation, prayers that JoMo is ok, along with prayers for all those affected in Joplin. It'll be interesting to see what today brings-hopefully nothing like yesterday.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Any S&R in Joplin is going to have to be halted for a bit in the next 30 minutes. SVR cell moving in shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojitodd Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Well, we sure are due in northern Ohio, SE Michigan for some severe weather. Let's hope it doesn't bust again like the last moderate risk. After what happened yesterday, I hope it is a complete and total bust, at least for tornadoes. I enjoy a good strong thunderstorm with some decent winds and some hail, etc. like anyone else, but let the tornadoes stay in the sparsely populated plains, where the stormtrackers can follow them, get the good videos, etc. as they harmlessly tear up cornfields or something. jmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSUmetstud Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I wouldn't mind having a shelter. Of course my house is built on a slab due to being in an area that really likes water. The neighbor has a basement and a sump pump that runs 24/7 pretty much. from the OT thread about mandated tornado shelters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJwinter23 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I hear they have tents setup outside the St. Johns Medical Center with some of the evacuated patients..That is a nasty looking MCS in it's beginning stages. IR/Vis loop look like a bomb went off with the overshooting top A 60 mph, 62 mph and 1" hail report coming out of southeast Kansas so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I tried to skim back on the thread, but is JoMo ok??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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