05/19/13 Oklahoma Tornadoes
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corsair_pilot
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Already on it!
Hope all you guys in the path are ok! Our thoughts and prayers are with you, and pray for protection
Hope all you guys in the path are ok! Our thoughts and prayers are with you, and pray for protection
heli-maniac
New Member
glad you and the family are ok bud
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corsair_pilot
Member
Great news that you're ok Tony.
Hope you all stay safe and can get back to normality soon
Hope you all stay safe and can get back to normality soon
callsign4223
Staff member
Glad to hear ur okay tony.
RandyDSok
Well-Known Member
Just checking in here also... I was a good 6+ miles south of the area affected tonight. I was at my EX's, we were waiting for the insurance adjuster to show up so we could start the cleanup ... The tornado that went through Moore ( again ) probably kept the adjuster from making it... so that work will start later.
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PS... those from yesterday's damage, not what happened in Moore today which is much worse for those affected. Of course there is more damage than I've shown in these two shots... these were more focused on the number of trees down etc instead of the house, water well house and shed etc.
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Just thought about a bit of info on how damaging these types of storms can be for an area... at least when they are this massive.
I live in Norman Ok which is about 10 miles south of the main devastation in Moore ( Tony lives south and east of my location )... We had no cell service, cable tv, internet nor any land line phone service, I finally got mine all back about 9:30pm. All of that and we were not even hit directly... The damage from the tornado that went through this same area in Moore back on May 3, 1999 ... I believe they said it took 3 days just to get all of the streets opened back up and something like 2 years before the damaged areas were rebuilt. The distance this latest tornado tracked is similar to the previous one in 1999 but the area has really grown up... so I suspect the damaged buildings are going to be far worse overall.
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PS... those from yesterday's damage, not what happened in Moore today which is much worse for those affected. Of course there is more damage than I've shown in these two shots... these were more focused on the number of trees down etc instead of the house, water well house and shed etc.
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Just thought about a bit of info on how damaging these types of storms can be for an area... at least when they are this massive.
I live in Norman Ok which is about 10 miles south of the main devastation in Moore ( Tony lives south and east of my location )... We had no cell service, cable tv, internet nor any land line phone service, I finally got mine all back about 9:30pm. All of that and we were not even hit directly... The damage from the tornado that went through this same area in Moore back on May 3, 1999 ... I believe they said it took 3 days just to get all of the streets opened back up and something like 2 years before the damaged areas were rebuilt. The distance this latest tornado tracked is similar to the previous one in 1999 but the area has really grown up... so I suspect the damaged buildings are going to be far worse overall.
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Tony
Staff member
Wow, that could have been a lot worse Randy.
It took the wife over 4 hours to go from OKC to Noble on her way home from work. Just a complete nightmare in Moore Oklahoma right now.
At the time of this post, there are 51 confirmed dead with 20 of those being children. However, there are scanner reports from the M.E. on the scanner that there could be 40 more on the way. Such a horrible day, hell, such a horrible weekend.
It took the wife over 4 hours to go from OKC to Noble on her way home from work. Just a complete nightmare in Moore Oklahoma right now.
At the time of this post, there are 51 confirmed dead with 20 of those being children. However, there are scanner reports from the M.E. on the scanner that there could be 40 more on the way. Such a horrible day, hell, such a horrible weekend.
corsair_pilot
Member
We're being told 91 dead here in Aus.
It is a terrible tragedy
It's great to see that the guys on here are all ok, but I know my thoughts and prayers go out to those who have lost life, and to you guys who have damage done to property etc, and the effort needed to get it all sorted.
Terrible shame and tragedy
It is a terrible tragedy
It's great to see that the guys on here are all ok, but I know my thoughts and prayers go out to those who have lost life, and to you guys who have damage done to property etc, and the effort needed to get it all sorted.
Terrible shame and tragedy
RandyDSok
Well-Known Member
Ok... this is probably semantics but...
The Medical Examiner's office officially has 51 currently confirmed dead... They do have a report that another 40 are on their way in but it hasn't been a confirmed number yet. So reports of 91 isn't official yet and hopefully will be lower but we won't know for a while.
corsair_pilot
Member
Ah ok... well either way not good.
Sorry to hear about your Uncle Tony.
What is insurance like for you guys?
I know when we had the floods here in Aus anyone living in flood areas are finding it very hard to get insurance and the companies are charging a fortune to get insurance, part of me thinks the government has said there has to be compulsory insurance for those people as well.
If we can help in any way, let us know
Sorry to hear about your Uncle Tony.
What is insurance like for you guys?
I know when we had the floods here in Aus anyone living in flood areas are finding it very hard to get insurance and the companies are charging a fortune to get insurance, part of me thinks the government has said there has to be compulsory insurance for those people as well.
If we can help in any way, let us know
corsair_pilot
Member
Happy to hear that insurance sounds like it's much better organised than here.