Tornado on the Ground in Okc & KS

Channel 5 Oklahoma ^ | 05/08/03 | Me

[chantal7]

Tornado on the ground. Heading for Tinker AFB.

Debris flying and electrical lines down.

I-240 and Sooner Road, it's crossing the road.

[Husker24]

I live near Beatrice NE, there was just a funnel cloud that went right over me about 15 minutes ago.

[ewing]

One big bull's eye...

[chantal7]

I haven't heard anything about Stillwater yet. I think this might go south of Stillwater but don't hold me to that.

[Kwilliams]

not even close to still water. going north east, south of stillwater

[Okies love Dubya 2]

Oh s***! We live just a few miles south of Meeker! And we have lots of friends who live there. Not good...

[Jrabbit]

Thanks

[chantal7]

Did I just hear them say that Sooner Mall was damaged and is on fire?

[Brad’s Gramma]

If you're still online, why don't you send someone in Freepmail....someone IN THE AREA, your address & phone number.

Someone you trust.

[ewing]

[Jrabbit]

Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.

[Sally'sConcerns]

That's what I heard. I also heard Tinker not damaged but appears the GM plant is totalled.

[Petronski]

"Major damage to Tinker AFB and the GM plant...an airborne mobile home..." ---The Weather Channel

[Brad’s Gramma]

Aw geez...

[chantal7]

Thanks..I wasn't sure if I heard that right.

[Catspaw]

My hubby's #2 sister & hubby had the roofing torn off their house last year by a category 1 or 2 tornado last year (and we have basements in Wisconsin). This tornado was followed by another one a couple weeks later. That one missed their house, but they ended up with quite a bit of flooding--including their basement.

The insurance adjuster might as well just moved in to their house--and she's got a lot of new stuff, like a roof, drywall, carpeting, furnace, furniture, etc. Oddly enough, when the tornado touched down & took their roof off, their son's boat was untouched--didn't even move.

[Petronski]

The aforementioned GM plant.

[Warren]

Yes, its true! Tornado frozen solid & is laying on it's side covering several towns.
Amazing story. Danger is when it melts it will raise havoc again.
Plans in the works to keep it frozen & haul it out to sea where it can thawout harmlessly.

[HiJinx]

Ft. Riley is on the backside of that cell between Salina and Topeka..

[dennis1x]

watching tv footage....one corner of gm plant is destroyed...major damage to a bank, restaurant, homes, cars.....helicopter crew followed path, narrow but extremely violent.

[Friend of thunder]

Prayers to all