Major tornado strikes OKC

[+ Chris Eisenhower]

Hoping all of Okie's guys are safe.

[tyro]

Ditto.

T

[bigvalboy]

Devastating....praying for all the children and so many still missing and trapped. It is one of the worst that many have seen. I tried to imagine what it would be like to lose everything in your life in a few minutes, and then realizing that you have to start over and try to rebuild everything that you know. Unimaginable.

[+ Charlie]

I was in Moore shortly after the 1999 tornado, and the devastation was unbelievable. It's hard to imagine that it could hit the same town again.

[+ azdr0710]

at least 37 now dead....will certainly go higher.....

[zach_wilson]

Very sad to have seen this as I am from lawton oklahoma. My heart goes out to the people whom have lost so much.

[Tommygunzz]

According to the Dallas Morning News, this is the fourth tornado to hit Moore since 1998.

I was in Moore shortly after the 1999 tornado, and the devastation was unbelievable. It's hard to imagine that it could hit the same town again.

[Michael Wayne]

as a katrina survivor when i was in new orleans i can truly sympathize and i send my best wishes to all my oklahomo friends and clients! Mikey

[+ AceBanner]

I am approaching million-miler status on one of the airlines, so I do a lot of travel. It's the first time I've been evacuated from an airport. Was fairly surreal experience after coming off such a high with Okliehomo, Dirk, and Andrew. We all made it out, though. Dirk got home yesterday evening. Amazing how close it was to us. The heart breaks for the kind, generous people of Oklahoma.

Thanks for the concern

Ace

[gallahadesquire]

A feature on the news last night: One woman was in the "same" house for BOTH tornadoes. SOmething like 1:100,000,000,000,000 odds.

[seeker630]

A feature on the news last night: One woman was in the "same" house for BOTH tornadoes. SOmething like 1:100,000,000,000,000 odds.

 

I saw that too - and she SEEMED so 'matter of fact' about it! Amazing resilience!

[+ azdr0710]

she SEEMED so 'matter of fact' about it! Amazing resilience!

 

a real trait of midwesterners....(half-midwestern myself).....salt-of-the-Earth, no nonsense, strong people....

[Sooner405]

Thanks to everyone for their heartwarming thoughts and support for our state and the people of Moore. I reside in suburban OKC, only five miles from the epicenter of the tornado devastation. My home, loved ones and friends are fortunately all alive and safe. My brother, however, is a small business owner who lives in southwest Moore and his family all survived Mondays storm but his home and place of business were both destroyed. Most heart-breaking of all is the loss of those 24 irreplacable lives, but we all know the death toll could have been so much higher. In person, the scene is horrific, but the resilience and community spirit I've witnessed from my neighbors the past two days is inspiring. Makes me proud to be an Okie. Thanks again, everyone, for your concern.