Joplin, Missouri Tornado

[Solid]

In case any of you were wondering, my family and I are okay. Praise God we still have a house and electricity. However, a few of my friends are either in the hospital or have no home. Please pray for them and the rest of the city as we recover from this.

For those who are not aware:

abcnews.go.com/US/tornadoes-headed-joplin-missouri-tonight/story?id=13672034

[Josh]

That sucks dude, I'll be praying for ya.

[Jeremy]

You have my prayer.

[Solid]

Of course, Westboro can't ignore this...

ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=461407

[davo]

May 24, 2011 13:37:34 GMT -5 Josh said:

That sucks dude, I'll be praying for ya.

+1

[Kerrick]

I'm glad to hear you're alright. I was talking with my parents about it the other night and they were questioning why this tornado was so deadly - do you feel that people were not properly prepared, or what exactly happened? Did the warning systems nor work? I'd like to hear from someone who was there. Your town definitely has my prayers.

[skully]

that's amazing yet sad to see how many tornadoes you guys have been through. the climate's so strange that there were reports of tornadoes in CA.

anyway, you have my deepest sympathy.

[Solid]

May 27, 2011 14:31:04 GMT -5 Kerrick said:

I'm glad to hear you're alright. I was talking with my parents about it the other night and they were questioning why this tornado was so deadly - do you feel that people were not properly prepared, or what exactly happened? Did the warning systems nor work? I'd like to hear from someone who was there. Your town definitely has my prayers.

Well, this was an EF-5. That is the strongest tornado there is. It literally ripped through the heart of the city where everyone lives and works/shops. While people took cover, there's only so much you can do to be safe from a tornado this size. For example, everyone was huddled in the back of the Wal-Mart where the strongest wall was -- but the wall collapsed on everyone that was standing there.

It actually started as two separate tornadoes, and then they joined into one. And from what I've been told, the hail and winds were so loud that people weren't able to hear the sirens when they went off. This was simply a terrible storm.

[Jeremy]

I don't understand why everyone doesn't have a storm cellar/basement

[Kerrick]

May 28, 2011 0:48:04 GMT -5 Solid said:

May 27, 2011 14:31:04 GMT -5 Kerrick said:

I'm glad to hear you're alright. I was talking with my parents about it the other night and they were questioning why this tornado was so deadly - do you feel that people were not properly prepared, or what exactly happened? Did the warning systems nor work? I'd like to hear from someone who was there. Your town definitely has my prayers.

Well, this was an EF-5. That is the strongest tornado there is. It literally ripped through the heart of the city where everyone lives and works/shops. While people took cover, there's only so much you can do to be safe from a tornado this size. For example, everyone was huddled in the back of the Wal-Mart where the strongest wall was -- but the wall collapsed on everyone that was standing there.

It actually started as two separate tornadoes, and then they joined into one. And from what I've been told, the hail and winds were so loud that people weren't able to hear the sirens when they went off. This was simply a terrible storm.

Wow. I just can't imagine. Like Jeremy said, it is surprising more folks don't have cellars, but when a storm like that comes in as fast as it did, there's not a whole lot anyone can do.