Tornado hits Moore, Oklahoma..Two schools destroyed

[theflyest]

Why exactly do these homes not have basements? I can't understand how anything built in Tornado Alley doesn't have some sort of underground saferoom.

It should be a requirement for all homes. I'm guessing because it's just not taken seriously & we're kinda numb when it comes to tornadoes. It's one of those things were it's like "oh it's just a tornado warning" & never expect stuff like this to happen (although it has in the past).

Here's how it usually goes
You get a tornado warning
Wait for it to pass
It usually hits some random small town far away from the city

This shyt was brutal. This kind of damage could have easily happened on Sunday too because it was looking terrible out there. This kinda shyt has me speeding up the relocation process

 

[LezJepzin]

A h.s. classmate of mine posted on facebook earlier that she and her family are ok, despite the tornado destroying her neighborhood.

Its starting to hit me now. I knew she moved back to OK after she finished school but

 

[blah]

Damn.

 

[dabestkeptsecret]

Outside of a tsunami I can't think of anything scarier than seeing a tornado. At least with a hurricane u have several days to a week to get ready. In a tornado they might only give u a min warning and u have no idea where it will hit.

 

[HowardHughes]

I couldnt give a single shyt about oklahoma and who dies

 

[rantanamo]

you don't have basements in this part of the country because of the soil being relatively thin before you hit a rock layer that is really tough to dig through. Because of that, its much for feasible to build homes on concrete slab foundations. You see them in more northern states because of the frost line and deeper soil. Basically when building a foundation you have to dig down to bedrock to lay foundation. This is usually pretty deep and below the frost line, so you might as well build a basement. The type of basements you see in homes would do nothing for a Tornado. You'd basically need a reinforced concrete shell to keep debris out of to keep you from being sucked out.

 

[Sad Bunny]

I couldnt give a single shyt about oklahoma and who dies

anyways

this is sad

As i've gotten older, i am more compassionate and this bad news impacts me

 

[Numpsay]

Okla. tornado survivor finds dog buried alive under rubble - CBS News Video

And I'm not even a dog lover.

*Edit and this should be upped!

 

[Psychosis]

Okla. tornado survivor finds dog buried alive under rubble - CBS News Video

And I'm not even a dog lover.

*Edit and this should be upped!

Powerful..great post.


A teacher finds one of his students among the rubble caused by the tornado in Moore, OK.

 

[Numpsay]

Powerful..great post.


A teacher finds one of his students among the rubble caused by the tornado in Moore, OK.

That picture maybe Pulitzer prize worthy.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Powerful..great post.


A teacher finds one of his students among the rubble caused by the tornado in Moore, OK.

 

[Chris.B]

Do you heathens believe in God now?

 

[Big Blue]

Powerful..great post.


A teacher finds one of his students among the rubble caused by the tornado in Moore, OK.

 

[*Hulks Up*]

tornadoes are easily the most frightening looking of the natural disasters... this isn't from the one that just happened in okc, but look at this:

Damn.

Powerful..great post.


A teacher finds one of his students among the rubble caused by the tornado in Moore, OK.

The pics from this diaster have been amazing, , I get a rush of different emotions looking at these.

 

[Plexxx]

we've had a few here recently. i was in the one on christmas day. but they were nothing compared to this one



i couldnt even imagine my city looking like this