Yesterday, I saw that the death toll from that Moore, Oklahoma, tornado had been dropped from 51 to 24. That evening of the tornado, it was expected to rise a whole lot more, some even estimating several hundred fatalities. Viewing the destruction, I would have to agree. Still sorry for the 24 deaths.
An additional 240 are injured.
I watched that touching TV interview with the old woman standing in the midst of the rubble of what used to be her home, saying that she had lost her dog and he was surely somewhere in the ruins. A minute later, they found that dog. I want to tell you that that brought a tear to my eye.
Then, there was that remarkable video of the tornado taken from the car. I know that if it had been me, I would have liked to have taken it, but doubt that I would have witnesing that tornado.
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Showing posts with label Moore Oklahoma. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moore Oklahoma. Show all posts
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Sad News From Oklahoma
Sad to find out about yesterday's tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. I was in the Burger King in McHenry, Illinois, when I first saw and heard about it on the TV. It looked terrible even then and just got worse.
We went through Moore back in 2004, when we took a sidetrip off Route 66 to Norman, Oklahoma, to see Oklahoma University and play NTN. We even played NTN at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Moore.
A couple years ago, we went through Joplin, Missouri several months after it was struck by that horrible tornado. Even though a lot os cleanup had been done, it still resembled a war zone. What struck us the most was that some areas would be obliterated while right next to it there was little or no damage.
The strangest thing were the leaves on the trees which appeared to grow right off the trunks what with the limbs being taken off by the horrendous winds.
Wishing for the Best of a Bad Situation.
We went through Moore back in 2004, when we took a sidetrip off Route 66 to Norman, Oklahoma, to see Oklahoma University and play NTN. We even played NTN at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Moore.
A couple years ago, we went through Joplin, Missouri several months after it was struck by that horrible tornado. Even though a lot os cleanup had been done, it still resembled a war zone. What struck us the most was that some areas would be obliterated while right next to it there was little or no damage.
The strangest thing were the leaves on the trees which appeared to grow right off the trunks what with the limbs being taken off by the horrendous winds.
Wishing for the Best of a Bad Situation.
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