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Old May 23, 2011 | 12:34 PM
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Just wondering if you guys are all right down there. Scary site from the tornado aftermath.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/us/23tornado.html

videos: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theloo...ster-aftermath





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Old May 24, 2011 | 01:53 AM
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I'm wishing everyone the best down in the Joplin area along with the rest of the states having these tornado hit. This weather this Spring has been scary everywhere.
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Old May 24, 2011 | 12:12 PM
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it was awful. i wasnt in the middle of it but i do live in joplin. seems it was about 10 city blocks wide and went about 5 or 6 miles if not more.
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Old May 24, 2011 | 01:44 PM
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Ya that **** sucks, good thing you was on the other side of town, I used to live by joplin and that is just horrible
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there is another tornado right now in OK City, hoping everyone is ok. roughly 120 people gone in joplin. never good to hear numbers like that, or numbers at all
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Old May 24, 2011 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by doublea87
there is another tornado right now in OK City, hoping everyone is ok. roughly 120 people gone in joplin. never good to hear numbers like that, or numbers at all
yeah i heard about that. a friend of mine lives there and i just saw his facebook status about the sirens.
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Old May 25, 2011 | 09:24 PM
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Still 1500 unaccounted for my prayers go out to them. I have family all around that area.
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Old May 25, 2011 | 11:28 PM
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President Obama will be visiting on sunday..........as will those embarassment to human life westboro baptist church members

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