Powerful tornado sweeps through Norman, Oklahoma

The storm, part of a string of twisters reported across the central U.S., destroyed several homes and businesses. NBC's Morgan Chesky reports.
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#Norman #Oklahoma #Tornado

[@DizzyfishArt]

From Norman, Oklahoma- Thank you all for your prayers!💜

[@coleengoodell7523]

This is horrific. Prayers for the people picking up their lives there. 🙏

[@TheCommunicationCoach]

SO sunny after these storms usually! Prayers for everyone!

[@lindsaywallace1467]

Show of hands, how many people held their breath until they heard that the horses were okay?

[@coleengoodell7523]

[@TylerSmith-ce8pm]

Just over a mile south from the OU we were all hunkered down, hope those that got hit are safe

[@TheCommunicationCoach]

It'd have to be an extremely great job to even consider moving to Tornado Alley.

[@punapeter]

Really like what? Prostitution? What "job" would you sell your good sense for? There is NO job or amount of money that would get me to move to anywhere else. I live on the best spot on the planet.

[@janiekcarney5482]

Tornado ally has moved east and south.

[@Saturdayz_In_The_Fall]

@@punapeterwhich is ?? Lol We absolutely LOVE OKLAHOMA. You cannot escape Gods weather disasters no matter where you’re at😂

[@snuffedtorch3683]

@@janiekcarney5482 nonsense. It is dependent entirely on sea surface temperatures and the Northern Pacific Oscillation on where and the frequency of tornadoes in the United States. This occured on a transition year between La Nina, going to El Nino. El Nino has favorable tornado development over the central and southern plains. La Nina tends to favor the deep south. This narrative of tornado alley "shifting" is fabricated and consumed by those who know nothing about weather patterns.

[@deepaksubramony5438]

He called him Norman Chesky at the end!

[@DizzyfishArt]

He sure did! I thought I was hearing things...

[@nizarkhaznadar490]

God bless America... 🙏♥️

[@tamaravlahovikj8656]

Now norman oklahoma looks like a giant chunk yard please pray for all the prayers!

[@Punisher6791]

this happens every year, why do people continue to live there?

[@lynnbetts4332]

There are natural disasters in all parts of the country. Fires, hurricane, snow, cold, heat, flooding. The chances of your home getting hit by a tornado are actually pretty small.

[@terrywade3696]

@@lynnbetts4332 Tell that to Moore, Oklahoma! They’ve been hit with EF 5 tornadoes twice!

[@pauldarling810]

@@terrywade3696 they were indeed hit with EF5's twice but only 4 homes were hit by both EF5 tornadoes. (the 4 homes hit by both tornadoes happen to be where the 2013 tornado crossed the 1999 tornadoes path)

[@terrywade3696]

@@pauldarling810 However, hundreds of homes were wiped out in both storms both times.

[@lynnbetts4332]

@@terrywade3696 And Houston and the Gulf Coast have been hit by multiple hurricanes. California by wildfires multiple times. Every place has their dangers. You have to look at the probability. The probability of the tornado taking the exact same path twice is very slim. Paths are usually fairly narrow, so one street may be decimated, but 2 streets over, no damage at all.

[@ginajust-me2445]

Then I think of Turkey...

[@naheedparveen2754]

Really gina

[@irenealvarado3494]

Sad n we cry wolf God hrlp sll

[@carribgirl007]

There is lots more to come in the land of the wicked and unGodly.

[@Hoboelmo23]

Brace yourself Norma, it ain't over yet.

[@chuckmcgillis8160]

Glad I live in upstate ny