Casualties, massive damage as multiple tornadoes rip through US
 

A powerful tornado storm system has ripped through several US states, killing one person in Oklahoma and at least 16 others in central Arkansas while causing major damage in the Great Plains, Midwest and Southern states.

A tornado killed one person in Quapaw, a small residence in Oklahoma, on the border of Kansas and Missouri, authorities announced, saying the storm struck the town around 5:30pm local time.

http://rt.com/usa/155240-tornado-dam...juries-states/

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I'm totally fascinated by tornadoes.....storm chasing would be on my bucket list....

Such devastation is awful to see though...

Yes I love tornadoes but not the damage they do to lives.

It's awful the damage they are responsible for and the casualties/loss of lives but I also find them fascinating.

who does the Llama in the above photograph remind you of ???

For me I think its a very pale Tony Blair who is trying to recreate a sixties look....

You need a Bunker
to be safe

Yeah, Tornados are amazing to see but yet also devestating.

I live in a area where tornadoes aren't uncommon. But we haven't had a tornado near my town in forever though.

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Not even safe to be a weatherman in the US at mo!

yikes

I was up until 12:30am my time watching coverage of the storms. Tupelo, MS was one of the places hit. More storms with the possibility of producing tornadoes today and tomorrow.

Shocking! :( we can't imagine that extreme weather here.. here's hoping it ends soon.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=23d_1398883882

A powerful documentary about the Joplin EF5 that killed 158 in 2011

For all we moan about the weather all the time we are really lucky we don't have weather like that................Yet.

There was a funnel cloud spotted in Devon today!

Really? :hugesmile: