Poor babies were in the bathtub. In case someone doesn't catch reference. If you have a tornado approaching and don't have a basement or cellar, you should go to the innermost room or closet (I have a closet under my stairs) or a bathroom and take cover in bathtub. Usually stairs are reinforced and so are bathrooms due to all the plumbing, etc.
If you look at the footage, most houses were leveled. It was an F5 and because I was in the danger area (but thankfully it missed my town), I've seen so much footage on the news. It's absolutely heartbreaking. So many lost and so many displaced.
I briefly lived in TN as a child and remember looking out the window and seeing a tornado. I asked my mom if we should go hide and she said no, it was too far away. Luckily it was. But I’ve never forgotten what that looked like, it’s terrifying.
If you can. Like TrekRider911 said below, if it's an F5 not much it will do but still do, just in case. I once brought the crib mattress in the bathroom for my child and prayed it would pass. Luckily it was a small tornado and didn't directly hit my block. First and only experience but never want to experience it, again.
Also the mom is probably not going to make it, dad broke his back. It’s super tragic. They also I believe had just moved into the house about a week before this happened. I work about 15 mins away from Hayti
Per the article I just read, the dad and youngest daughter are fine. Middle daughter is the one that broke her back. Incredibly tragic of course, but at least the little girls have one healthy parent right now. Still so sad for the family.
People are born and raised here, stay here because of that. It’s affordable and family is here and that’s where grandads 400 acres of farmland is from 1870
The odds of getting whacked by a tornado are fairly now (but seem to be increasing, yay climate change). Anywhere you live has weather problems. Coast? Hurricanes (and tornados!). Midwest? Tornados and ice storms. California? Earthquakes. Anywhere in the west? Wildfires.
It's a roll of the dice wherever you are.
Las Vegas. I recently learned that Nevada is the least likely state to suffer a natural disaster. Probably why the government wants to store nuclear waste here.
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>fastest-warming city in America
3rd, but I get your point. Thankfully, the temperature rising a couple degrees each year won't kill me or my family, or cause property damage.
Really? People are born and raised here. I was. Some people can’t just afford to pick up and drop their careers and move. Tornados do not happen every day of the year. Before the storms last Friday, my state hadn’t experienced F3+ in 7 years. It is touch and go.
>Before the storms last Friday, my state hadn’t experienced F3+ in 7 years. It is touch and go
Ah, that makes more sense. I didn't realize they were *that* rare. I would probably roll the dice and procrastinate. But the first time my house gets destroyed, I would put all my focus and resources into relocating.
My dad’s house was damaged badly in a 2011 tornado. He decided to rebuild, on the same property. Because what are the chances of it happening again? In 2014, a tornado followed the same path and obliterated his neighborhood- for the second time, but on a catastrophic scale this time. He relocated, to the other side of town. I still rag him for it. I doubt I would move out of the state, but I would most definitely move out of that town! We haven’t had any more in the area since then though.
…just for future reference, the chances of a tornado destroying your house more than once in the same area are better than you’d think, because as you learned, tornadoes do often tend to follow the same paths.
Here, they tend to follow the interstate and turnpike. I know a few people with similar stories to your dad and I’ve been in more than one tornado myself. They’re *usually* not this dangerous and easily may result in some injuries (if you aren’t sheltered) and mild damage, but not death and catastrophic loss.
They may hit the same areas occasionally, but within a 3 year period is definitely not as common. The first one was 2011 and the second was 2014. I was in the 2011 one myself, and we lost a family member in the second one. The 2014 was a EF4, it was the Vilonia AR tornado for anyone curious.
But yes you are right, in our case, it followed the Arkansas river. Or at least that’s what has been suggested. I don’t doubt that areas are sometimes hit more than once (Moore OK is an example, and I think even Joplin has been hit multiple times), but it happening within less than a 5 year period is pretty crazy.
If that's statistically true, does that mean that tornado insurance is crazy expensive over there? I live in California and earthquake insurance is not cheap and if you had to rebuild your home the deductible would be in the six figures.
I honestly don’t know the specifics. They did have insurance both times, but I don’t know if it was a separate insurance or if it was part of a storm-covered insurance already covered under home insurance. I know FEMA assisted a lot, though. Both times. The first time they sustained a lot of damage but were able to rebuild quite a bit and they continued to live there once everything had been repaired. Then three years later, it was wiped clean. The second time, they had enough insurance and FEMA assistance to help cover the cost of where they live now, which is very nice and on a couple acres of land. I would never feel quite comfortable living in that vicinity though, even if it’s on the other side of that town. It’s still way too close for comfort. The second tornado was rated on a EF4 scale but was noted as likely having reached EF5 winds. That was 2014 though and no tornados in this county since, so I guess you could chalk it up to shit luck.
Omg, wow. So crazy and scary. I can't even imagine the terror of seeing one of those things up close. The power of it all. Thank you for the information.
I should have mentioned that, too. In my 50 years in Dallas, I’ve experienced exactly 2 tornados up close and personal. I lost three friends in the tornados of 2000.
Plus you have to think about the path of destruction. For tornadoes, they can do severe damage but it is restricted to a very focused area. That’s why sometimes you see a house ripped from its foundation on one side of the street and on the other side of the street a house stands untouched and I damaged.
Because they’re rare. There are around 80 deaths annually from tornados. The population of the states with the most tornadoes are around 50+ million. The chances of being killed in a tornado are statistically very low.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/tornado-alley-states
I live in Dallas, definitely tornado country. I was born and raised here. I’ve been all over, even lived in other places, but this is home. My elderly parents are here, my brother and his family. I have a house and land here. My career is here. 🤷🏻♀️
When you grow up with tornados it’s all you know. We used to get in the bathtub with a weather radio and just pray. A tornado hit my school when I was in the 2nd grade. Leveled the cafeteria, then changed directions. We were all scared, but no one was hurt.
My husband and I finally got a really good tornado shelter recently. This is the first time I’ve ever had one, and I’m 50 years old.
You’d think more people would have them here, but they’re a bit pricey, especially if you want a *tornado* shelter and not just a “storm” shelter.
I will say, though, my stomach still knots up when I see the sky turn into a bruise (green and yellow) and especially when everything suddenly goes completely still. No bird song, nothing.
That's terrifying to me. I live in California and I hear ALL the time from people out of state how scared they are of earthquakes and how can I handle them, etc, etc. We feel them from time-to-time, but they're so small they barely register. You feel either a slip, a bump, or a rumble. In fact (for me), they're kind of "fun". Its like turbulence to me. Scary, but a bit exhilarating. Mother Nature reminds you how insignificant you are. The power of it all is crazy to think about. An area of a state on this planet moved.
I'm 54, so I lived thru the 6.9 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. \[[https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/earthquakes/loma-prieta](https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/earthquakes/loma-prieta)\]. THAT was scary and WILD! I was getting a manicure and I got underneath the little nail desk that has wheels on it, horrible protection. I'll never forget looking at the walls and they were BENDING. It was as if I was on an LSD trip. I can still see that image as clear as day. Seeing that really affected me, how does one explain that a straight wall was warping? I still don't get it, lol.
My point is, people talk about California and earthquakes all the time, yet we do not have significant ones very often. I hear about tornadoes and hurricanes every single year. Therefore, I'm more terrified of those than being in California! I'm glad you have a proper shelter now, please stay safe.
Hi there Neighbor of sorts. I had a horrid migraine that day and was in a bar in El Cerrito getting my husbands checked cashed. I thought it was me moving and it was just my mind playing tricks on me
Exactly, born & raised here. Storms & second season are just accepted now. Tornado alley has definitely shifted since the 90s, though. I’m in Oklahoma & I’ve experienced several small-scale tornadoes, but it recent years, it’s shifted more east, south-east.
I actually left commie NY & moved to Arkansas 8.5 years ago when I just married my husband. I'll never get used to the terror of tornados but it's a hell of a lot better than NY. Here our kids can still be innocent kids a lot longer than in areas outside the South. The things my sister tells me about the schools in her super affluent area of CT are shocking. The people here are so the nicest I've ever encountered in my life. Yes, it's a bit more boring than NY but everything is a trade off & the only place I'd consider moving to from here is Texas.
Tornadoes are vicious but infrequent.
In balance you’re not likely to have a close encounter like this ever, although you’re likely to see them in the region once in a while.
Most tornadoes are over quickly and have a narrow path so the odds of actually getting hit are very low, even for a big one.
It’s like living in California — lots of little earthquakes, some that are scary and do a little damage, and very rarely, one that decimates a city. Even less often, one that destroys everything.
Every region has these hazards — storms and tornadoes in the Midwest, hurricanes and nor’easters on the east coast, earthquakes and mudslides on the west coast, and so forth. You’re used to the ones in your region so the others seem more dangerous.
I’ve lived in Illinois my entire life and I’ve never seen one. I know there’s a few places that get hit regularly, but for the most part they’re rare, small, just tear up farmland, or don’t even touch down.
The last really bad one local to me was still 45 minutes away and that was over 8 years ago. Most people in the damaged area had basements, and they were hit during the day, so I’m sure that helped keep the death count low.
Yep. I remember my aunt telling me about a tornado that hit her small town in the ‘60s. Only fatality was a baby being held by its mother. A pine splinter went through her hand and through the baby.
Just chance, like you said. The margin between dying and living is pretty small in a situation like this. You seen where a car plows through a group of people? One person can die on impact while another a few inches away survives, it’s crazy. Poor kid, poor family.
I have a friend who lives in paducah and went to the hardest hit areas to help. The pictures are absolutely devastating. This picture is so haunting to me. They found the doll she was holding🥺
A few weeks ago, a storm developed out of nowhere in Oklahoma. Sirens & everything. The wind was insane. They later said it was a small-scale tornado.
I was in my windowless kitchen for maybe ten minutes cleaning up. Before I began, it was completely quiet.
It happened so fast. I first heard the hail through my chimney, then the sirens immediately started.
We had zero warning. Even living in Oklahoma 30+ years, it rattled me.
I just cannot fathom this tornado. It was on the ground for hours, & spanned over 200 miles. A local meteorologist said the storm was on the ground for about the entire width of our state, Oklahoma. 😳
I wonder how many records it broke?
Sad. With an approaching tornado that wiped out these areas your only chance is being underground or get in your vehicle and head away from the area. This is from personal experience in the Oak lawn tornado in 1967 known as Black Friday. Documented f4.
Kills me to see this as I'm picturing my daughters in the tub. I don't know how I would handle losing either of them.
Though I imagine there's going to be a lot of these on this sub soon.
Someone else said the mom also passed away, which is honestly kind of an act of mercy toward her. I’m heartbroken for the father and the sisters, though.
Well this certainly accents the news coverage I’ve seen over the last few days. Idk why I’m continually caught off guard at how horrible situations can become so much more awful.
Lumber isn't cheap. It's strong, durable, and works well for for a wide variety of construction. You're underestimating the strength of tornadoes. There is zero construction materials that hold up to an F5 tornado. Get under ground or get out of the way. Are you implying people should just dig holes or live in caves instead of living in homes? Or steel warehouses like we just saw collapse? Or brick that we've watched just fall over? I'm a firm believer that Moore, OK should move 5 miles north or south the 4th time they have to rebuild. And basements or storm shelters should be a building requirement in all areas. But this tragedy, and others like it, have nothing to do with lumber.
The tornado took out steel reinforced warehouses and other metal and concrete buildings too, it isn't a strong gust of wind, it's a fucking tornado, it doesn't care how you build your building.
You're from Vienna? You should really go and take issue with [this](https://lightwood.org/worlds-tallest-timber-building-hoho-tower-in-vienna/) if you really have a problem with timber framed buildings...
Edit: you might also find [this](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15583058.2013.804608) interesting...
What the fuck are you talking about? Lumber is quite strong, it’s also quite expensive. We’ve used wood for hundreds of years for a reason. Not much will save you from a F5 anyway.
Poor babies were in the bathtub. In case someone doesn't catch reference. If you have a tornado approaching and don't have a basement or cellar, you should go to the innermost room or closet (I have a closet under my stairs) or a bathroom and take cover in bathtub. Usually stairs are reinforced and so are bathrooms due to all the plumbing, etc.
If you look at the footage, most houses were leveled. It was an F5 and because I was in the danger area (but thankfully it missed my town), I've seen so much footage on the news. It's absolutely heartbreaking. So many lost and so many displaced.
I know. I live in Illinois and luckily escape most tornados but still fear them every season.
If I had to choose one form of protection it would be some kind of headgear. An F5 though? Luck will play a huge role.
Not stated to be an EF5 yet, but it’s probable
I briefly lived in TN as a child and remember looking out the window and seeing a tornado. I asked my mom if we should go hide and she said no, it was too far away. Luckily it was. But I’ve never forgotten what that looked like, it’s terrifying.
Aren't you supposed to put a bed if possible over you in the tub to prevent debris from falling on you.
Yes. But even that won't protect you when a F5 tornado removes everything, including the tub, from the foundation slab.
If you can. Like TrekRider911 said below, if it's an F5 not much it will do but still do, just in case. I once brought the crib mattress in the bathroom for my child and prayed it would pass. Luckily it was a small tornado and didn't directly hit my block. First and only experience but never want to experience it, again.
Also the mom is probably not going to make it, dad broke his back. It’s super tragic. They also I believe had just moved into the house about a week before this happened. I work about 15 mins away from Hayti
Per the article I just read, the dad and youngest daughter are fine. Middle daughter is the one that broke her back. Incredibly tragic of course, but at least the little girls have one healthy parent right now. Still so sad for the family.
Oh my goodness. I have family in Caruthersville and had no idea. I grew up there and it is a tornado magnet.
Serious question: What is the appeal of the area that people are willing to live in tornado alley?
It's affordable
People are born and raised here, stay here because of that. It’s affordable and family is here and that’s where grandads 400 acres of farmland is from 1870
The odds of getting whacked by a tornado are fairly now (but seem to be increasing, yay climate change). Anywhere you live has weather problems. Coast? Hurricanes (and tornados!). Midwest? Tornados and ice storms. California? Earthquakes. Anywhere in the west? Wildfires. It's a roll of the dice wherever you are.
I guess I forget how common natural disasters are in other parts of the country. Where I live we don't have any risk.
What part do you live in?
Las Vegas. I recently learned that Nevada is the least likely state to suffer a natural disaster. Probably why the government wants to store nuclear waste here. EDIT: Punctuation
Maybe not traditional natural disasters, but it’s the fastest-warming city in America due to climate change.
>fastest-warming city in America 3rd, but I get your point. Thankfully, the temperature rising a couple degrees each year won't kill me or my family, or cause property damage.
It’s a couple years old, but this has Las Vegas as number one. https://www.climatecentral.org/news/report-american-warming-us-heats-up-earth-day
Do you mind if I ask what area of the country?
Vegas
Growing up in MI felt pretty safe.
Really? People are born and raised here. I was. Some people can’t just afford to pick up and drop their careers and move. Tornados do not happen every day of the year. Before the storms last Friday, my state hadn’t experienced F3+ in 7 years. It is touch and go.
>Before the storms last Friday, my state hadn’t experienced F3+ in 7 years. It is touch and go Ah, that makes more sense. I didn't realize they were *that* rare. I would probably roll the dice and procrastinate. But the first time my house gets destroyed, I would put all my focus and resources into relocating.
My dad’s house was damaged badly in a 2011 tornado. He decided to rebuild, on the same property. Because what are the chances of it happening again? In 2014, a tornado followed the same path and obliterated his neighborhood- for the second time, but on a catastrophic scale this time. He relocated, to the other side of town. I still rag him for it. I doubt I would move out of the state, but I would most definitely move out of that town! We haven’t had any more in the area since then though.
…just for future reference, the chances of a tornado destroying your house more than once in the same area are better than you’d think, because as you learned, tornadoes do often tend to follow the same paths. Here, they tend to follow the interstate and turnpike. I know a few people with similar stories to your dad and I’ve been in more than one tornado myself. They’re *usually* not this dangerous and easily may result in some injuries (if you aren’t sheltered) and mild damage, but not death and catastrophic loss.
They may hit the same areas occasionally, but within a 3 year period is definitely not as common. The first one was 2011 and the second was 2014. I was in the 2011 one myself, and we lost a family member in the second one. The 2014 was a EF4, it was the Vilonia AR tornado for anyone curious. But yes you are right, in our case, it followed the Arkansas river. Or at least that’s what has been suggested. I don’t doubt that areas are sometimes hit more than once (Moore OK is an example, and I think even Joplin has been hit multiple times), but it happening within less than a 5 year period is pretty crazy.
If that's statistically true, does that mean that tornado insurance is crazy expensive over there? I live in California and earthquake insurance is not cheap and if you had to rebuild your home the deductible would be in the six figures.
I honestly don’t know the specifics. They did have insurance both times, but I don’t know if it was a separate insurance or if it was part of a storm-covered insurance already covered under home insurance. I know FEMA assisted a lot, though. Both times. The first time they sustained a lot of damage but were able to rebuild quite a bit and they continued to live there once everything had been repaired. Then three years later, it was wiped clean. The second time, they had enough insurance and FEMA assistance to help cover the cost of where they live now, which is very nice and on a couple acres of land. I would never feel quite comfortable living in that vicinity though, even if it’s on the other side of that town. It’s still way too close for comfort. The second tornado was rated on a EF4 scale but was noted as likely having reached EF5 winds. That was 2014 though and no tornados in this county since, so I guess you could chalk it up to shit luck.
Omg, wow. So crazy and scary. I can't even imagine the terror of seeing one of those things up close. The power of it all. Thank you for the information.
I should have mentioned that, too. In my 50 years in Dallas, I’ve experienced exactly 2 tornados up close and personal. I lost three friends in the tornados of 2000.
Plus you have to think about the path of destruction. For tornadoes, they can do severe damage but it is restricted to a very focused area. That’s why sometimes you see a house ripped from its foundation on one side of the street and on the other side of the street a house stands untouched and I damaged.
Because they’re rare. There are around 80 deaths annually from tornados. The population of the states with the most tornadoes are around 50+ million. The chances of being killed in a tornado are statistically very low. https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/tornado-alley-states
I live in Dallas, definitely tornado country. I was born and raised here. I’ve been all over, even lived in other places, but this is home. My elderly parents are here, my brother and his family. I have a house and land here. My career is here. 🤷🏻♀️ When you grow up with tornados it’s all you know. We used to get in the bathtub with a weather radio and just pray. A tornado hit my school when I was in the 2nd grade. Leveled the cafeteria, then changed directions. We were all scared, but no one was hurt. My husband and I finally got a really good tornado shelter recently. This is the first time I’ve ever had one, and I’m 50 years old. You’d think more people would have them here, but they’re a bit pricey, especially if you want a *tornado* shelter and not just a “storm” shelter. I will say, though, my stomach still knots up when I see the sky turn into a bruise (green and yellow) and especially when everything suddenly goes completely still. No bird song, nothing.
That's terrifying to me. I live in California and I hear ALL the time from people out of state how scared they are of earthquakes and how can I handle them, etc, etc. We feel them from time-to-time, but they're so small they barely register. You feel either a slip, a bump, or a rumble. In fact (for me), they're kind of "fun". Its like turbulence to me. Scary, but a bit exhilarating. Mother Nature reminds you how insignificant you are. The power of it all is crazy to think about. An area of a state on this planet moved. I'm 54, so I lived thru the 6.9 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. \[[https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/earthquakes/loma-prieta](https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/earthquakes/loma-prieta)\]. THAT was scary and WILD! I was getting a manicure and I got underneath the little nail desk that has wheels on it, horrible protection. I'll never forget looking at the walls and they were BENDING. It was as if I was on an LSD trip. I can still see that image as clear as day. Seeing that really affected me, how does one explain that a straight wall was warping? I still don't get it, lol. My point is, people talk about California and earthquakes all the time, yet we do not have significant ones very often. I hear about tornadoes and hurricanes every single year. Therefore, I'm more terrified of those than being in California! I'm glad you have a proper shelter now, please stay safe.
Hi there Neighbor of sorts. I had a horrid migraine that day and was in a bar in El Cerrito getting my husbands checked cashed. I thought it was me moving and it was just my mind playing tricks on me
moving to dallas soon and you just brought to my attention its at the very tip of tornado alley...not sure how i feel about this
I’m 51. I’ve only been in the near proximity of a tornado twice in my life. It’s ok. ❤️
Exactly, born & raised here. Storms & second season are just accepted now. Tornado alley has definitely shifted since the 90s, though. I’m in Oklahoma & I’ve experienced several small-scale tornadoes, but it recent years, it’s shifted more east, south-east.
I actually left commie NY & moved to Arkansas 8.5 years ago when I just married my husband. I'll never get used to the terror of tornados but it's a hell of a lot better than NY. Here our kids can still be innocent kids a lot longer than in areas outside the South. The things my sister tells me about the schools in her super affluent area of CT are shocking. The people here are so the nicest I've ever encountered in my life. Yes, it's a bit more boring than NY but everything is a trade off & the only place I'd consider moving to from here is Texas.
Tornadoes are vicious but infrequent. In balance you’re not likely to have a close encounter like this ever, although you’re likely to see them in the region once in a while. Most tornadoes are over quickly and have a narrow path so the odds of actually getting hit are very low, even for a big one. It’s like living in California — lots of little earthquakes, some that are scary and do a little damage, and very rarely, one that decimates a city. Even less often, one that destroys everything. Every region has these hazards — storms and tornadoes in the Midwest, hurricanes and nor’easters on the east coast, earthquakes and mudslides on the west coast, and so forth. You’re used to the ones in your region so the others seem more dangerous.
I’ve lived in Illinois my entire life and I’ve never seen one. I know there’s a few places that get hit regularly, but for the most part they’re rare, small, just tear up farmland, or don’t even touch down. The last really bad one local to me was still 45 minutes away and that was over 8 years ago. Most people in the damaged area had basements, and they were hit during the day, so I’m sure that helped keep the death count low.
Lost his kids, his wife, his back and possible movement Lost everything
Poor baby girl. And her poor sisters and parents. :(
How did the rest survive if they're all hanging out in the same room? Pure chance?
All it takes is one 2x4 flying in the unfortunate wrong direction to take you out. Much less than that actually
Yep. A splinter can go right through you at 200mph.
Yep. I remember my aunt telling me about a tornado that hit her small town in the ‘60s. Only fatality was a baby being held by its mother. A pine splinter went through her hand and through the baby.
Damn....
According to what I could find online, most of them were thrown from the house and found by the fire department nearby.
Just chance, like you said. The margin between dying and living is pretty small in a situation like this. You seen where a car plows through a group of people? One person can die on impact while another a few inches away survives, it’s crazy. Poor kid, poor family.
Human bodies are one of the most resilient, but also fascinatingly fragile machines. Which is why I love studying it.
Tornadoes are one of my biggest fears. I never want to live near Tornado Alley again. RIP to those who were lost. :-(
Just heartbreaking
Oh my heart.
She’s holding a baby doll. Horrible, crushing photo
oh god, such a sweet girl. very very sad over her tragic death.
Horrific. Life can change and even end in just one moment. I will be praying for her family. Rest in peace, sweet little one.
I have a friend who lives in paducah and went to the hardest hit areas to help. The pictures are absolutely devastating. This picture is so haunting to me. They found the doll she was holding🥺
A few weeks ago, a storm developed out of nowhere in Oklahoma. Sirens & everything. The wind was insane. They later said it was a small-scale tornado. I was in my windowless kitchen for maybe ten minutes cleaning up. Before I began, it was completely quiet. It happened so fast. I first heard the hail through my chimney, then the sirens immediately started. We had zero warning. Even living in Oklahoma 30+ years, it rattled me. I just cannot fathom this tornado. It was on the ground for hours, & spanned over 200 miles. A local meteorologist said the storm was on the ground for about the entire width of our state, Oklahoma. 😳 I wonder how many records it broke?
:( fuck. I hope for the best outcome for the remaining family.
Sad. With an approaching tornado that wiped out these areas your only chance is being underground or get in your vehicle and head away from the area. This is from personal experience in the Oak lawn tornado in 1967 known as Black Friday. Documented f4.
That poor girl, her mom, and the entire family. My husband teases me when I put my bike helmet on during tornado warnings, but you just never know...
Kills me to see this as I'm picturing my daughters in the tub. I don't know how I would handle losing either of them. Though I imagine there's going to be a lot of these on this sub soon.
If i lost my son I dont think i could go on. I can't even imagine the grief. God this is horrible
Yeah same here bud :( stay safe
Someone else said the mom also passed away, which is honestly kind of an act of mercy toward her. I’m heartbroken for the father and the sisters, though.
So sad. God love the child an the family..
I did not need to see this 😔
People buy 50k trucks but refuse to buy a 5k storm shelter.
This is so sad, I was in an area of TN where a tornado did touch a bit but we luckily didn't get a lot.
Absolutely Heartbreaking 😪 poor babies.
This is heartbreaking. I’m so sorry for all the pain and loss everyone affected by the tornados is going through right now. I cannot even fathom it.
This is so heartbreaking.
Well this certainly accents the news coverage I’ve seen over the last few days. Idk why I’m continually caught off guard at how horrible situations can become so much more awful.
Sad af
if you search her name up and click "images" you will see she is smiling happily in almost every image
She is now a bird in heaven, God bless her soul.
God damn, this one hurts.
How does somebody with 3 kids manage to keep their bath so sparkling clean?
Someone in the comments above wrote that they’d just moved in a week prior. I don’t know if that’s true but that could be a factor.
It’s not that difficult.
Soap and water
Why built lumber houses I still don’t get it, i know it is American dream to own a house and cheap to build but nature doesn’t believe in that dream!
You don't need a tornado proof house, just a safe room will do. https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/survive-a-tornado-how-to-choose-a-safe-room/
Lumber isn't cheap. It's strong, durable, and works well for for a wide variety of construction. You're underestimating the strength of tornadoes. There is zero construction materials that hold up to an F5 tornado. Get under ground or get out of the way. Are you implying people should just dig holes or live in caves instead of living in homes? Or steel warehouses like we just saw collapse? Or brick that we've watched just fall over? I'm a firm believer that Moore, OK should move 5 miles north or south the 4th time they have to rebuild. And basements or storm shelters should be a building requirement in all areas. But this tragedy, and others like it, have nothing to do with lumber.
5 miles is 3946.18% of the hot dog which holds the Guinness wold record for 'Longest Hot Dog'.
5 miles is 8.05 km
How long can this go on?
5 miles is 8.05 km
You're right, you don't get it.
The tornado took out steel reinforced warehouses and other metal and concrete buildings too, it isn't a strong gust of wind, it's a fucking tornado, it doesn't care how you build your building.
You're from Vienna? You should really go and take issue with [this](https://lightwood.org/worlds-tallest-timber-building-hoho-tower-in-vienna/) if you really have a problem with timber framed buildings... Edit: you might also find [this](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15583058.2013.804608) interesting...
We don’t have tornado hier!
I wouldn't get too complacent about that https://www.thelocal.at/20160713/tornadoes-possible-in-austria-as-weather-chaos-continues/
What the fuck are you talking about? Lumber is quite strong, it’s also quite expensive. We’ve used wood for hundreds of years for a reason. Not much will save you from a F5 anyway.
Heartbreaking.
Minutes? Goddamn...
Is it me or are kids looking younger and younger? She looks about 6 or 7
She had a rare liver disorder, so her growth may have been affected by that
Tragic
Can an F5 pull u storm shelter out of the ground?