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05-10-2008, 09:52 PM
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I rehearsed those words just late last night
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Six Possibly Dead In Picher
How ironic that this would occur on Picher's 90th birthday.
Storms kill 10 in Okla., Missouri - Weather - MSNBC.com
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05-11-2008, 09:03 AM
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Location: So. Dak.
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How sad!!! I didn't realize it was their anniversary.
The weather channel has been giving reports on this and the pics are awful. My sympathies go out to all the people who were affected by this. What an awful storm!!! 
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05-11-2008, 09:04 AM
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Real Estate Agent
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Hey Ca girl ..... here is another link. Still think tornadoes are "so cool"?
Tornado claims at least 6 lives in Picher - KJRH.com
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05-11-2008, 09:05 AM
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Real Estate Agent
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The death toll could have been SO MUCH worse. Picher is a mostly deserted community, as it is a super fund site and most of the residents were re-located.
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05-11-2008, 09:14 AM
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Snow is mellltiiing! Yucky muddy messy New Year!
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Duncan, OK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Schousse
The death toll could have been SO MUCH worse. Picher is a mostly deserted community, as it is a super fund site and most of the residents were re-located.
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So true... Just got off the phone with our son, his friend's family is one of the few that are still in the area. Thankfully all they lost was their car.
Thoughts and Prayers to all that are still there, and have lost so much already. 
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05-11-2008, 01:21 PM
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Rhapsody in Blue
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I have never felt jaded by weather warnings. We just try and keep alert as possible. It's the storms that come at night, the rain-wrapped tornados, when you can't visually see them, those are the ones that scare me the most.
We all know the devastation that comes with the tornados when they DO touch down. My thoughts and prayers are with the families who lost loved ones in these storms. It really is sad.
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05-11-2008, 01:41 PM
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Just don't ask me about politics or religion! :)
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"Sometimes you just have to laugh at people."
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: north central Ohio, UNFORTUNATELY!
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Wow! I need to watch the news a little more. I just now read up on all the catter about Picher Oklahoma.
I'm always sorry to hear that a snigle life is lost when one of these things touch down. But, you are correct about one thing Redbird, its the ones that you don't see and hear that are the scariest. I've lived through a few of them, in Oklahoma and Ohio and they never sees to amaze me of their destructive force and power.
Our prayers go out to the families and freinds of the victims
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05-11-2008, 03:09 PM
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Veteran Cosmic Moodyfan!
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Location: Western Colorado
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I know a lot of Okie people. From Guymon to Ardmore to Tulsa to Altus. Dad has relatives in Enid I visit whenever I can. Have a good friend in Del City I have known since grade school. All have one this in common; friendly, God fearing, and down to earth. And they are tough as nails. Oklahoma will rally around themselves, and will get through this.
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05-11-2008, 03:54 PM
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Senior Member
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OHIO News (Picher made top story).........note... the editor
Ashland News - Topix
Here's the tornado that hit.

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05-11-2008, 03:59 PM
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Not a member
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Oklahoma is where i want to be!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Schousse
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k i can pick a fight but i wont. yes tornadoes are dangerous but i found them interesting. the speed the damage the path which way they go like hit a house and they next house will be untouched i found that amazing and VERY interseting. the death and the injuries it causes is not good. but i am a weather freak and found this OH MY interseting. so yeah i still think there "Cool"
R.I.P to all who lost their lives in the Picher Tornado
and my prayers go out to everybody who had to go through this and the lives that were lost
Last edited by Cali_Okie_Girl; 05-11-2008 at 04:17 PM..
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