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Originally Posted by DoubleK
Agree 100%. I was more trying to call attention to the improvement seen in recent times.
Think of the explosion in West, TX. They did a good job there.
I think that you are an order of magnitude different with the level of widespread devastation in Oklahoma.
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Should also mention that this was even more complicated because people couldn't get in to help. Everybody had to air lifted in because the access roads were a mess from what I understand. For Joplin the main access roads were "fine".
Also, as I suspected from looking at the damage (eerily similar to Joplin for simply utter destruction of everything) it has now been upgraded to an EF5 with sustained 200-210 mph winds speeds. Same wind speed as the Joplin tornado. Like Joplin I expect this will also have some peaks speeds in the 250 mph range (keep in mind that wind speed is at the ground and it increases as you go up the tornado). Path was 1.3 miles at it's widest which is significantly wider than Joplin tornado which was slightly less than a mile wide at it's widest. Had the Joplin tornado been that wide I would have likely lost my wife and daughter who were literally feet from where the debris zone started.
Tomorrow is the 2 year anniversary of the Joplin tornado and to have it happen again a few hours away has made it a difficult day for many. Not as difficult as those directly affected of course. Not even close but there is a definite air of sadness over everybody that no one has ever really seen before. Everyone affected is in our (joplin and area) thoughts.