HoarfrostHubb Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Bill Nye went straight to Global Warming on CNN.Once he came on I shut the TV...not the time to discuss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Damn... From TWC. Yeah the part of the path they were in were supposedly well built brick homes that are just rubble. High end EF 4 seems likely at a minimum and seeing some of the slabs wiped clean suggests this is one heck of a tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Bill Nye went straight to Global Warming on CNN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Bill Nye went straight to Global Warming on CNN. Yeah just saw that...epic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1220 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Honestly, if you don't have a basement, and are told you have to be below ground to survive, like was the case today, are you supposed to just sit there and die? Sorry, if it's coming directly at me, I'm taking my chances and running. I remember seeing reports of roads jammed up earlier and the tornado slicing through all that, so some of those people were likely killed. It's so chaotic at a time like that, in the mid afternoon hours when people are all out and about, that it's hard to know what to do. I'd probably hunker down in as secure a place as I could and pray. Trying to run from a mile plus wide tornado and risking being overrun out in the open to me isn't the greatest idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disc Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Forbes is discussing "missles" (large flying projectiles) that indicate this was probably an EF5...points out a petroleum tanks that likely weighs tons and was flown in. With as many assessments as he has done, its informative to hear him discuss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWCCraig Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Bill Nye went straight to Global Warming on CNN. Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach McGuirk Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Forbes is discussing "missles" (large flying projectiles) that indicate this was probably an EF5...points out a petroleum tanks that likely weighs tons and was flown in. With as many assessments as he has done, its informative to hear him discuss it. Saw that on camera and it almost look like a chemical tanker from a train. It was huge and surely didn't belong where it was sitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Video speaks for itself Incredibly violent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zCB4kzOt7A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye05 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Forbes is discussing "missles" (large flying projectiles) that indicate this was probably an EF5...points out a petroleum tanks that likely weighs tons and was flown in. With as many assessments as he has done, its informative to hear him discuss it. I am very curious to see. The large block of homes swept away along SW 14th Street seem to be all small wood frame homes, rather than brick, so i'm not sure how that will register. I am sure there have been instances of incredible damage that have not been discovered. I have seen images of areas in Moore today where the ground has been scoured to mud, with no grass left. That is a fairly strong indicator of EF5 intensity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUGrad05 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Just saw this, not sure who its from... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Seems like the news coming out about Plaza Towers ES is only going to get worse as the night wears on. Very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I know this has been commented on before, and I know the odds are still ridiculous of being struck again, but I really think I'd have to think twice about staying if I lived in Moore. 3 major (and 4 if you count the tornado in 1998) tornadoes including (possibly/preliminary) 2 EF 5 in less than 20 years? The chances of that have to be absolutely astronomical. Not to mention even if you weren't in the path of any new storms, if you were under a watch or a PDS watch, I don't know how you could make it through the day without thinking you're gonna get nailed and have a nervous breakdown. I'd have to seriously think about relocating. Couldn't imagine going through this time after time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Superstorm93 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Greg Forbes (whom I guess you could call a modern day Fujita to some extent) appears to be very taken aback and impressed by the amount damage in Moore. And just an FYI: The "preliminary" rating of an EF4 was given without an official survey team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach McGuirk Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 There are clearly areas with EF-5 damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 The last two pictures above look like a war zone. Grass has even been ripped out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Pavement scouring and wind rowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye05 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Definite pavement scouring and wind rowing post-1156-0-11563600-1369083726.jpg I'm looking but I don't see any pavement scouring. Could you point it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo762 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Definite pavement scouring and wind rowing post-1156-0-11563600-1369083726.jpg Wind rowing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye05 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Wind rowing? When the scattered boards and planks are all line up in the same direction. Trait is exclusive to very high end tornadoes only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUGrad05 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 There are clearly areas with EF-5 damage. Certainly seems that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabel23 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I am very curious to see. The large block of homes swept away along SW 14th Street seem to be all small wood frame homes, rather than brick, so i'm not sure how that will register. I am sure there have been instances of incredible damage that have not been discovered. I have seen images of areas in Moore today where the ground has been scoured to mud, with no grass left. That is a fairly strong indicator of EF5 intensity. Forbes also mentioned he saw a piece of curb impaled in a lawn. That would take a tremendous amount of power to shear a piece of curb from a road, just unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Wind rowing? Strewing of building materials in a straight line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CO SciFan Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I know this has been commented on before, and I know the odds are still ridiculous of being struck again, but I really think I'd have to think twice about staying if I lived in Moore. 3 major (and 4 if you count the tornado in 1998) tornadoes including (possibly/preliminary) 2 EF 5 in less than 20 years? The chances of that have to be absolutely astronomical. Not to mention even if you weren't in the path of any new storms, if you were under a watch or a PDS watch, I don't know how you could make it through the day without thinking you're gonna get nailed and have a nervous breakdown. I'd have to seriously think about relocating. Couldn't imagine going through this time after time. I was thinking the same thing and just noticed this on the NWS SPC: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I'm looking but I don't see any pavement scouring. Could you point it out? Appears to be where the grass meets the road. Shouldn't have said definite since it really hasn't been confirmed by the NWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Forbes also mentioned he saw a piece of curb impaled in a lawn. That would take a tremendous amount of power to shear a piece of curb from a road, just unbelievable. That is incredible if it is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstorm93 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Apparently that huge propane/gas tank (about the size of a freight car) was thrown about a half mile into a house Forbes was very impressed when he asked a resident of the neighborhood and they said it was from a ranch a ways away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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