Storm Stories: Lone Grove, OK Tornado

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• BW

  @bwktlcn · 6 years ago

  Please, please, put an air horn or really loud whistle in any shelter: don’t depend on being able to open the door without help from someone outside.

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• LA

  @ladymorax · 7 years ago

  The most dangerous possible tornado would be a rainwrapped, EF5 tornado with 300+ mph winds, in a highly populated city at any time from 12am-2am.

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• PR

  @PrincessKait1 · 7 years ago

  It's funny, I grew up watching these shows and always laughed when they say "it does sound like a train." An EF2 went right over my tornado shelter a couple years ago and..... it does sound just like a train.  It's very distinctive and the immediate thought is 'holy shit that's a tornado.'

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• JA

  @JackEverfree · 7 years ago (edited)

  We had had so many false warnings, so many that people stopped taking it seriously. My dad was one of the first responders, they made him a deputy and he searched near all night long. <br> We lost 6 directly in Lone Grove 4 in a trailer that was completely destroyed, 2 driving on the highway at the time. I am quite disappointed with how little is actually in this video. <br><br>Other interesting things:<br>A house was pulled off of a hill where it rolled for 20 yrds and the 80 year old lady that lived there survived because her mattress trapped her against the wall.<br>The steeple of the biggest church in town was ripped of and thrown through a local bar.<br>The tornado picked up before it got to the school and touched back down almost immediately afterwards.<br>There is a tree that is still alive in town that has a 8 square foot piece of sheet metal nearly bisecting it. <br>The police searched for about 30 min chasing what sounded like a woman screaming in the woods. I am certain that it was the local cougar that was wounded and later died. (no more tracks)

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• EY

  @eydie57 · 7 years ago

  To the man who said &quot;if an EF4 does this kind of damage, I can&apos;t imagine what an EF5 would do: ask Joplin.

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• AM

  @amyashley3182 · 7 years ago

  “Everything was still and I thought uh oh” &nbsp; Truuuue dat, lady!

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• MC

  @mcgirlletsgo7135 · 4 years ago

  Lisa seems so sweet! Love that she brought her animals with her!

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• NE

  @nenblom · 5 years ago

  “I’m just glad I have my mom. Everything else is just material.” <br><br>Well said.

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• KR

  @KrimsonKitsune2 · 3 years ago

  As a person who survived a lot of these storms in their life, my family laughs when i take it seriously. We live around giant ass oak trees all around us, i almost lost my mom because lightning struck one and it nearly crushed her. Im terrified of severe storms, especially at night. Ive had nightmares when the tornadoes were at our back door and it was too late to move. I grew up watching the weather channel closely and storm stories, id go into panic mode when i hear the siren or a severe weather goes off on my phone. Id rather be safe than not. The 2012 outbreak nearly killed us, i dont remember what it was, between f2-f4.

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• MI

  @Mike50Z85 · 7 years ago

  Literally every state says that.. &quot;if you don&apos;t like the weather, wait a minute&quot;

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• EM

  @emilysahlen9164 · 5 years ago (edited)

  The WORST thing you can do with already frightened children is say or scream that “You’re going to die!” &nbsp;They need your support! No &nbsp;matter what the outcome. Swallow your own fear and be that comfort for them they so desperately need.

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• RI

  @RickGrimes007 · 7 years ago (edited)

  Always have backpacks shoes you should invest in Football helmets for your kids and yourself your pets blankets n dog crates if you can&apos;t transport pets. This all saved our life I remember this Oklahoma Twistersss

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