Sirens in one town with fatalities weren't working yesterday. Stunning photos of the tornados

[snagglepuss]

and their aftermath.


Five people dead as hundreds of tornadoes batter Midwest ripping through hospitals, homes and tearing apart entire towns... and more twisters are on the way





Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2129623/Midwest-tornadoes-Death-toll-rises-storms-rip-entire-towns-apart.html#ixzz1s8A5g1wU

[Cleita]

1. Stunning and sad photos at the link.

Thanks for posting.

[CrispyQ]

2. Incredible shots! I can't even imagine looking to the sky & seeing something like that.

snip...

'I didn't think it was that bad until I walked down my street and everything is gone,' said Tucker, 49. 'I don't know what to do. I don't know where to go. I've seen it on TV, but when it happens to you it is unreal. I just feel lost.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2129623/Midwest-tornadoes-Death-toll-rises-storms-rip-entire-towns-apart.html#ixzz1s8Dd3raY

[awoke_in_2003]

9. it is oddly hypnotic...

having seen several, I still wonder which emotion was stronger- terror or awe.

[hlthe2b]

3. I am personally thankful for the requisite "person with found dog" photo

that nearly always accompanies these horribly tragic stories.... It gives one hope....

[dems_rightnow]

4. 75% of the town destroyed

by a "possible tornado".

I suppose leaving room for the chance that 75% of the town blew up their homes for the insurance.....

[Cleita]

5. Yow! That is a stretch of possibility, isn't it? n/t

[SheilaT]

8. No, by saying "possible tornado"

It's leaving open the possibility that extremely strong straight-line winds did the damage.

Although, in the end no doubt it will be a verified tornado.

I can remember, about fifty years ago, when there was a report of a tornado in western New York State, where I lived at the time. All the weather experts said, Nope, not possible, tornadoes don't happen here. Turns out the experts were wrong, and the people who saw the funnel cloud with their own eyes were correct.

For a long time it was thought that tornadoes only occurred in the Great Plains, but since then tornadoes have been recorded in at least all of the 48 original states. I'm simply not certain about Alaska and Hawaii. But when people didn't think that tornadoes could happen somewhere, they simply dismissed the reports of them.

[intheflow]

12. "Possible tornado"

gives insurance companies leeway in denying payment on certain kinds of homeowner's coverage.

[SomethingFishy]

6. With all this weather happening you'd think someone might

want to rethink cutting the national weather service budget.

[Jamastiene]

10. Agreed. n/t

[ThoughtCriminal]

7. Seems like sirens should have back-up power

But I suppose spending money on that might create a job or two and would be "Socialist".

[intheflow]

13. I sure that was cut several town budgets ago.

I mean, what are the chances a storm would knock out power before a tornado arrived? Obviously, the town was just bleeding the residents dry with all those unnecessary taxes.

[countryjake]

11. That's a great summation article & incredible pic array!

Thanks so much for posting this, snagglepuss!

The sheer power of mother earth is certainly unparalleled.

[greiner3]

14. Which states that were hit;

Have governors and senators that have condemned FEMA and all that government welfare socialistic crap?