Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 10:47 pm
Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain
And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
Oklahoma, Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk
Makin' lazy circles in the sky.
'And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
Oklahoma, Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk
Makin' lazy circles in the sky.
Jesus, your Midwest is copping it! Do we have any members down that way? All ok I hope?
Tornadoes sweeping the US Mid-West have struck near Oklahoma City, hitting vehicles on a section of motorway west of the Oklahoma state capital.
Officials said at least 13 people in three states were killed.
The new storms come as rescue workers search for hundreds of people missing in Joplin, Missouri, about 200 miles (320km) to the north-east.
At least 122 people were killed there on Sunday by a powerful tornado that cut a wide swathe through the city.
At least four major tornadoes hit rural areas of Oklahoma to the west and south of Oklahoma City, killing five, officials said. Twisters also killed three in Arkansas and two more in Kansas.
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Deadly US tornadoes
Blocks of homes lie in total destruction after a tornado hit Joplin, Missouri, 23 May, 2011
March 1925: Deadliest twister in US history as so-called Tri-State Tornado kills 695 in Missouri, southern Illinois and south-west Indiana
March 1932: Deep South tornado outbreak kills 332 people from Texas to South Carolina, with 270 dying in Alabama alone
May 1840: The Great Natchez Tornado kills 317 people in Mississippi town, most living on flatboats on the river
April 1974: 310 killed in 24-hour "super outbreak" of 148 tornadoes across 13 states.
May 1896: Two weeks of storms kill 305 people in Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky
The emergency director for Canadian County, Jerry Smith, said two people in his county had been killed, but he had no details on how they died.
He said a number of people were reported to have been injured after a powerful tornado struck a section of the highway in Canadian County, throwing cars off the road.
A regional medical official said three children in the town of Piedmont, north-west of Oklahoma City, were badly injured.
At least one gas explosion was reported in the town of El Reno.
The tornadoes formed from storm systems that began in western Oklahoma state and began travelling north-east in the afternoon.
A weather-monitoring site in El Reno recorded winds of 151mph (243km/h).
As the storms built up, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin warned people to take shelter.
"This is a very dangerous time right now," she told CNN.
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