Another tornado moving into Oklahoma City

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[Lucas1]

Storm spotters report a large tornado approaching Oklahoma City. This just happened yesterday. God be with those people.

[yukong]

yes...our sirens are going off...and there is one on the ground about 20 miles out from the city. Heading right for Yukon...and Mustang...OKC suburbs. We had hail about tennisball size in Yukon an hour or so ago. Now a tornado. Going to be a hairy ride.

[tutstar]

oh no

[Lucas1]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
934 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2003

...TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR CANADIAN COUNTY...

AT 933 PM CDT...TERMINAL DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATES AND STORM
SPOTTERS OBSERVED A TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF UNION CITY...MOVING
EAST-NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! PERSONS IN UNION
CITY... SOUTHEAST EL RENO... YUKON... AND NORTHWEST MUSTANG SHOULD
SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT... SAFE ROOM... OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON
THE LOWEST FLOOR NOW TO PROTECT YOU LIFE!

[skr]

In Jesus' Name, Amen

[tutstar]

get off the pc!!!!! head for the cellar!!!!!!!

[yukong]

don't have one. sitting here by the inner bathroom...only place we have. Tornado still about 15 miles out.

[tutstar]

praying for you now!!

[TomGuy]

[yukong]

Tornado number 2 now on the ground. Wheeeeeee.

[ewing]

The ones in the dead of night are the worst..

[Lokibob]

[Husker24]

You can see the hook eco plain as day on that one, it looks like it will go just north of the city from looking at that radar image. Im surprised they have the sirens going off already if the storm is still 20 miles out, i suppose they are a bit jumpy though considering their history.

[yukong]

no question..I have been through both. At least in the day...you can see them coming. At night...you can't...unless there is some pretty good lightening to back light it.

[Husker24]

Why is it that people in the south dont have basements, is the water table high there? Everyone in Nebraska has one.

[Lucas1]

What are the local stations saying?

[yukong]

when they spot one...within about 15 to 20 miles...they will sound the sirens for one cycle...to alert everyone...then they will stop them until one is emminent. At least that has been the pattern in recent years. We have the best severe storm warning system in the world. Bar none.

[John H K]

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
944 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2003


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A


* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEAST CANADIAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA


* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT


* AT 943 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
TORNADOES WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF UNION CITY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.


* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BETHANY...DEL CITY...NICHOLS
HILLS...OKLAHOMA CITY...THE VILLAGE...UNION CITY...WARR ACRES AND
YUKON


THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. PERSONS IN
YUKON... MUSTANG... BETHANY... WHEATLAND AND WESTERN SECTION OF
OKLAHOMA CITY SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT... SAFE ROOM... OR
IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR NOW TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE!


TORNADOES ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD TO
SEE. TAKE COVER NOW. IF A BASEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE...MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND
VEHICLES FOR REINFORCED SHELTER. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

[Lucas1]

The Weather Channel showing a hook moving close to the city...just to the west and northwest of Oklahoma City. Looks bad.

[Lokibob]

Both of the radar images are updating with a refresh.

[yukong]

just don't because of expense. And because of structural issues. We have so much clay content in our soil...it expands and contracts so much...most everyone with a basement has major problems...with water seepage, and other issues. Almost impossible to keep one from cracking up bad. During the hot summer...the clay drys out and contracts...and then in cool wet weather...it expands and that constant expansion and contraction reaks havoc on basements and slab foundations.

[WSGilcrest]

I havn't been able to distinguish the "hook" on a lot of these radar images that the weather man explains as being clearly visible. Is that the hook to the SW of the large red area?

BTW, here's an image I found that shows a dramatic example of a hook echo:

[Husker24]

LOL, thats what they say in Lincoln, that we have the best spotter and warning system in the nation.........mmmmmmm..too bad there is no way to have a friendly competition.

[yukong]

get to cover NOW.

[LizardQueen]

Does anyone have that URL to www.spc.noaa.gov or wherever it was that showed the current warnings? My sister is in Cincinnati, they had a severe thunderstorm warning earlier, with tornado warnings for Indiana just west of them. I'd like to check (but don't want to call her in case she's hunkered down in the basement).

Thanks.

Lq

[yonif]

how sound is your house?

[mathluv]

It depends on the type of soil.

[yukong]

here weeeee go. Another one hitting between Yukon and Mustang.

[Husker24]

Its the far left part of the storm, that kind of hooks down. That black and white example you posted has got to be one of the wierdest examples ive seem, definately a hook eco.

[yukong]

tornado on the ground....SW of Yukon. Getting very close. Multiple vortex tornado they are saying now.

[Lokibob]

Right click on the image and zoom in, you can see the hook to the west of okc on the I-state.

[John H K]

http://kamala.cod.edu/svr/

Best site for all US warnings....

[WSGilcrest]

Click on the current warnings link from this page --> http://weather.gov/

[yukong]

tornado on the ground...sirens going off again....damage already been reported. Tornado on I-40....Yukon. It's here.

[PhiKapMom]

Tornado on I-40 in the Yukon area according to Gary England. The storm chasers are seeing power flashes south of I-40. Highway 92 south of I-40 heading for Western OK County.

Torndo on the ground near Morgan road and SW29th.

[yukong]

multiple vortex tornado...wow...very strange. Tornado on ground heading into OKC. South OKC. ON GROUND.

[Kwilliams]

Xerox plant hit by tornado

[LizardQueen]

If you are in the path PLEASE take cover now! Stay safe!

LQ

[yukong]

tornado now entering OKC. Just east of Yukon....On I-40. Hairy.

[PhiKapMom]

I-44 and I-40 is where the storm chaser is at and sees power flashes to the West.

[Husker24]

where are you getting your info

[Brad's Gramma]

We're praying for all of you.

[yukong]

Tornado on ground...I-40 and Morgan Road.

[Mark]

My brother is in Mustang. Is that west of you?

[PhiKapMom]

Just reported the tornado is huge -- large wall cloud and multiple power flashes. Looks to be heading toward Warr Acre.

A lot of tree damage in North Mustang.

Storm chasers seeing large tornado on the ground along and north of I-40 heading for Bethany and Warr Acres

[yukong]

crap...this is bad...BAD....

[Kwilliams]

Heading into Bethany

[yukong]

multiple TV reports.....

[TomGuy]

Tulsa Channel 8 TV:

Significant damage in north part of OK City. Additional storms in Pawhuska, Ok area and Bartlesville, Ok area.

[WSGilcrest]

Link to a lot of weather data and live cams ---> http://www.wxnation.com/oklahomacity/