Joplin MO tornado
 

Anyone heard from Tyson or Brad Smith? Hope everyone is OK. Looks bad.

One news report so far:

NewsOn6.com

JOPLIN, Missouri -- A tornado has ravaged parts of Joplin Sunday, taking out hundreds of homes and businesses.

Jasper County Emergency Management Director Keith Stammer says a tornado hit the St. John's Regional Medical Center on the city's south side. He said there are multiple reports of injuries from the twister that struck around 6 p.m. Sunday.

Our sister station in Joplin reports massive damage with hundreds of people trapped in a Walmart and Lowe's.

Most of the damage was centered around Ridgeline Road, which is a major commercial strip in Joplin.

The EF3 tornado was rain wrapped making it difficult to see the track of the storm.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has shut down I-44 just outside of Miami because of overturned vehicles and debris on the highway.

It sounds like it hit a little bit (a couple of miles) to the east of their shops but I do not know exactly where their shops are located. I just have a pretty good idea where they are located.

He west of town on Hwy 66 7th st, and Lots of fiberglass in his yard,
Hope they safe!

Those guys were the first people I thought of when I saw the weather alert!!

Man, this was a bad one. Let's hope everyone made it through ok.

Yeah it was..here is some footage from a local tv station.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDOLjlzQYSs

I got this from Tyson but haven't heard from Brad.

I'm ok, watched it go two blocks from me ran in the house grabbed tow straps and pry bars and have been pulling people out of houses that are smashed and cars and poles out of road so help can get in, I will write later
Tyson..

Heard from Brad, Krissy and Ryan and everyone is fine.

Prayers to everyone effected by the storms tonight.

Got these from a friend...


Walmart 15th and ragline
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...ank/joplwm.jpg

lowes at 26th and ragline
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8.../lowesjomo.jpg

Pet store at 20th and ragline
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...nk/petjomo.jpg

What was a neighborhood :(

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i8...nk/jomoneh.jpg

Facebook page set up for info and pics:

http://www.facebook.com/joplintornadoinfo?sk=wall

They found some medical papers from Joplin hospital in Springfield. That's 70 or 80 miles away!

A buddies cabin at grand was leveled he just told me

Where at on Grand?

Gimme a min I'll ask. I know it went right by Shang-gri-la and was pretty large. The local okc news had a good picture of the waterspout I'm trying to find

He said woodland shores

Prayers go up for everyone involved very sad situation.

Thanks for posting.

I read on there that looting was already a concern at Academy Sports. Ironically, I stopped through there last year on my way from St Louis to Wichita to pick up a grill for my Mom. It disgusts me that we have to worry about looting in a time of tragedy. :mad:

Prayers and strength to the good people of Joplin.

X2

My families prayers go out for all involved.

a few pics!

Tornado!

looking for more info on Woodland Shores, we have friends and two family homes there

Prayers go out to everyone effected by this tradgedy. So sad to see the devastation that happened there.

From what I hear there is not much left of it!

My Dad & his GF were on there way back from Table Rock, headed to KS. He said they were about 10 miles N of Joplin when the tornado hit. They were a little confused as to how plywood and shingles were falling from the sky at 1st. He said they thought they were birds until they got closer to them. Then the oh sh!t button got pushed and they found themselves looking for a ditch to take cover in.
They're OK.

:(:(:(:(

Prayers for everyone effected

Scary stuff! Thoughts and prayers to everyone involved.
This video is mainly sound, but it is amazing how the first wave of noise was not the worst part of what they were about to get hit with.

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQnvxJZucds[/YOUTUBE]

Thoughts and Prayers to everyone in the area.
Just heard, another round expected. This time, closer to us Kansas folks.

The power and destruction of these tornadoes is insane. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected.

we are all ok.. when i get some good internet i will post some pics... it completely changed the look of the town.. all the trees in the path have no bark on them from debri hitting them and stripping them.. it was weird pulling piles of trash where there was a house and getting down to a bath tub and there were people in it alive with there cats... i always hear if you see a tornado coming to get in a bath tub and never thought that would help but most of the people that we dug out that were alive were in a basement or a bath tub and the rest of the house looked like just a pile of rubble.... i dont have a bath tub, might have to go get one.

I have pretty much lived in this town my whole life and have driven down every street thousands of times and know this town like the back of my hand, and last night i was trying to find my way back to my house to get more pry bars and tow straps and all the buildings and house were gone to the point that i could not figure out where i was.
thank you for all the thoughts and prayers

Tyson

Unreal. May God Bless all.

Wow, glad you are ok. Didn't the NWS call it an EF3? Wouldn't it have to be much stronger to strip the trees of their bark? It looked much stronger than an EF3 from the pics of the damage and of the actual tornado.

Tyson.
Glad you're OK. Thanks for the info

This is the pic I've been looking for from grand.

Death toll up to 116 in Joplin :(

Seems All To Familiar, Our Thoughts And Prayers Go Out To All.

Tyson,

I'm a phone call away. Let me know if I (we...ie business, equipment, workers, etc) can do anything.

Chad

Prayers to all.

As a MO (grew up in Lee's Summit) boy at heart, these things really hit home.