Mrs. James is a very sweet lady.
Mrs. James is a very sweet lady.
The reports I heard indicated that they'd counted some of the bodies multiple times. If they were moving them around while multiple people were trying to do the tally, I can see that happening quite easily, particularly given the chaos of the situation.
F'rinstance, let's say Moore PD pulls out 15 bodies and OHP pulls out 15 bodies. Moore PD only has ambulances to carry seven of the bodies, so they take the remaining eight to the OHP area, but they're in a hurry (say, they get a call that a survivor has been found), so communications are (understandably) lacking. Moore PD reports their fifteen to the ME's office, and OHP reports the 23 bodies they now have; despite only having 30 total fatalities, there have been a total of 38 reported--and that's just between two agencies.
CNN said 91 total. They are a national news outlet, they wont be held to the standards that local stations are regarding accuracy of info. Not to mention they probably are hearing a bunch of numbers and likely just release the highest one they've heard. We all know its better for ratings to report it worse than it really is.
I live on Howard at 16th. knowa family who lives on the south side of 8th at Broadway and only the husband was home. He survived with just a bump on his head which was amazing because his house was almost entirely gone. On 7th and 8th of the homes are flattened. I'll get soon pics up when power is restored.
Well Damn. That is terrible. I lived at 901 (which despite the numbering, was on Howard at the end of 8th street) for several years but sold and moved back to Tulsa in 2010. I knew several of the neighbors around there, especially the one older woman and her son directly north. My home had an in ground shelter and has an open invitation for all the neighbors. I'm crossing my fingers for everyone. Especially the very young girl who bought my house and moved in with her husband and kiddo.
Don't forget about this guy:
Can't remember his name, but I remember the logo from his avatar...
Makes sense, except the reports were from the ME's office. I'd think they would only count what they have received.
OH MAN! I didn't even realize. The Van's Pig Stand on 4th St was right in the path. Hope everyone there is ok!
Interesting images from NASA of the storms
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/moore-tornado.html
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/moore-tornado.html
