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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:15 PM Original message |
"At least a quarter of the city is just gone" |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's all so horrible |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. This might not be cool but |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. When they say 'quarter of the city' do they mean people or land? |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Land area - the town itself. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Whew! I was worried one quarter of the town population got sucked up |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. 116 confirmed dead. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. That's horrible. But I'm glad it wasn't higher |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. In a city with over 200,000 people, having one fourth the homes |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I know... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. The city itself has a population of 50k. If you including the surrounding |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Thanks. A friend had said she googled |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:42 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. The city's web site says it has a daytime population of about 270K |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. They didn't say, but I will guess they mean area. The tornado took out +/- 8 sq miles |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Thank dog for Tornado Cellars |
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RayOfHope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Up in the northern half, maybe. In Southern MO, the ground is clay and full of rock |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. Joplin's was the single deadliest tornado in the US since 1953 |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. We need to help them, just like we helped (or tried to) NOLA after Katrina/Rita... |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. I agree 100% |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. Deadlier already than the AL/Tuscaloosa tornado?? |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. As a single tornado, yes. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. I feel compelled to add: dozens of tiny towns got disappeared recently |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Where can we sent $$$ to help? |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 09:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. If you are asking about Alabama help, this Ala. page has listings. |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. I truly feel for them... all of them. |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. some organizations are beginning to gather |
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Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. We are DUers. We possess a vast wealth of abilities, and we stand ready to help right now. |
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fernhill (65 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
14. Reminds me of that Pretenders song |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
25. The claim that 75% was gone was from a Red Cross person |
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