@kirstiealley Wichita massive tornado now.direct hit down town and airport..my daughter driving right by it in pic pic.twitter.com/oSOLuWJlBa
— Greta Hunsberger (@Nana_greta) May 19, 2013
This crazy spring weather keeps rolling on. Residents in the Wichita, Kansas, area are being told to take cover. National Weather Service employees and local meteorologists have been affected, too.
Tornado emergency (tornadoes in populated areas) for Wichita KS…NWS using extremely strong words in the warning http://t.co/qBLTtT8N3A
— Jordan Tessler (@TerpWeather) May 19, 2013
RIGHT NOW: This the radar image of the tornado moving into downtown Wichita, KS; KSN TV broadcast pic.twitter.com/UgvjjjBeJw
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) May 19, 2013
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/336222769702387713
Confirmed tornado reported Wichita, KS area! VERY dangerous situation! TVN streamers live http://t.co/9g8PCjxa1b pic.twitter.com/EHAHDgEYho
— Reed Timmer (@ReedTimmerAccu) May 19, 2013
old school classic hook in Doppler/dual pol era “@spann: Impressive hook on the Wichita tornado from @nsj pic.twitter.com/b8bCf1zYRW”
— Marshall Shepherd (@DrShepherd2013) May 19, 2013
Tornado! Wichita pay attention and get tornado precautions going now! pic.twitter.com/uT74xUgz9w
— TornadoTitans.com (@TornadoTitans) May 19, 2013
Take cover wichita RT @kfdinews: KWCH reporting large tornado southwest of Mid-Continent Airport moving northeast.
— Vicki Holland Tiahrt (@vickitiahrt) May 19, 2013
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Hail is falling:
https://twitter.com/Ants_SNEweather/status/336224216162648066
https://twitter.com/Ants_SNEweather/status/336222810064175104
https://twitter.com/AdoptedWildcat/status/336225300142759936
Twitchy will monitor and update. Be safe, Kansas readers!
Update: And now, Oklahomans are on alert.
BREAKING PHOTO: Skies in Oklahoma City where #tornado warnings are active. From KWTV-TV broadcast – @SteveGrzanich pic.twitter.com/Ur1mmJdbXW
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) May 19, 2013
421pm – KWTV reporting tornado in Edmond at SE 1th and Bryant. Take cover NOW!!! #okwx
— NWS Norman (@NWSNorman) May 19, 2013
Tornado just east of us. Sirens off again. Holy shit.
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) May 19, 2013
HUGE HAIL #okwx https://t.co/I3OOxTuQdL
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) May 19, 2013
THAT was just over our house pic.twitter.com/QNKIZhCxBi
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) May 19, 2013
East of us. In the clear….for now. https://t.co/ougT1o1hwJ
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) May 19, 2013
More amazing and funny Vine videos:
https://twitter.com/RyinNotRyan/status/336231697421066240
This. Is. Oklahoma. https://t.co/KbnaV3S3a4
— Zacajawea (@zacharyduggan) May 19, 2013
https://twitter.com/sol_v/status/336230034362736640
X-treme Oklahoma weather! https://t.co/mWav4toPcG
— Mary Garis (@marygaris) May 19, 2013
Watching funnels form above our house #tornadoes #oklahoma https://t.co/2yQCpnP40J
— April (@misscossey) May 19, 2013
https://twitter.com/justalamia/status/336232004481863680
Tornado shelter. God bless Oklahoma. https://t.co/1xBvws8h6z
— Sarah Smith (@Sarah_Nicholle) May 19, 2013
From #cuddleweather to GET TO THE SHELTER. LMFBO. #oklahoma #tornado https://t.co/DNzHY57zPF
— J a s m i n ✞ (@JasminWorthy) May 19, 2013
Heh: Keep calm…and mow the lawn during a tornado!
Only in oklahoma https://t.co/djoDn8yXyj
— a.k.a. gallery (@akagallery) May 19, 2013
A tornado is now headed north of Luther, Oklahoma:
https://twitter.com/OkieRim/status/336236923528028161
HT @JimCantore…Debris lofted in the air by this Edmond, OK #tornado. TAKE SHELTER in Arcadia, Luther, and along I-44 in NE Okla. County.
— TWC Breaking (@TWCBreaking) May 19, 2013
4:44pm- Luther, this tornado warned storm is strengthening again! Take your tornado precautions! #okwx http://t.co/bAVZBheYNm
— News 9 (@NEWS9) May 19, 2013
RIGHT NOW: Tornado (half mile wide) reported on the ground near Luther, Ok by trained spotter, @9NEWS LIVE TV pic.twitter.com/yuhoIh4IXH
— NewsBreaker (@NewsBreaker) May 19, 2013
News9 in OK also has the large, wedge tornado on its feed: http://t.co/KWy14OjQrh Potential F-4 tornado. #okwx
— Mark Van Baale (@markvanbaale) May 19, 2013
Ditto this:
https://twitter.com/ZacChastain/status/336239661192212480
Wow:
This is a shot of the tornado near Edmond, OK from our own TSC chaser Paige. #okwx pic.twitter.com/1mNyjiFNFX
— Texas Storm Chasers (@TxStormChasers) May 19, 2013
Late night update: 1 dead, hundreds of homes destroyed, and tornadoes reach Iowa, too.