What a Disaster
By Amber
@AmbiePam (118173)
United States
April 24, 2026 4:55am CST
Last night, a tornado was on the ground for 40 minutes (15 miles), and leveled huge parts (including neighborhoods) of Enid, Oklahoma. It was a daytime tornado, so you could see it rip off roofs, throw cars, take out homes, and pop the power poles. Amazingly, there have been no fatalities, and the injuries haven’t been serious. It’s devastating to hear people look at their flattened homes and hear the pain in their voices. Four more tornadoes hit other parts of Oklahoma, but this Enid tornado was the worst. This is the time of year though that tornadoes hit. Eleven years ago May 4th on the day of my mom’s funeral a tornado hit my dad’s neighborhood.
This time of year is crazy!
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@moffittjc (128190)
• Gainesville, Florida
3h
This is definitely a bad time of year to be living anywhere in the midwest or in tornado alley. I've always wondered why people would choose to continue living in a place that goes through this year after year, and then I remember I'm in the same situation but with hurricanes instead of tornadoes. I choose to continue living in Florida despite the ever present danger. I'm sure it's the same for everyone in the midwest.
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@moffittjc (128190)
• Gainesville, Florida
3h
@AmbiePam We all have our reasons for wanting to live or stay in the communities where we're currently at. Although I hate the heat and humidity of Florida, I just can't ever see myself leaving the wonderful beaches here.
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@snowy22315 (206459)
• United States
6h
That is awful. Do they know the F power of it? I saw the aftermath of a serious tornado once in Southern Maryland. Several people were killed, and a brick house was flattened. There was rubble everywhere. Friend donated a chainsaw to them.
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@toniganzon (76708)
• Philippines
8h
Such devastation brought about by nature. It's heartbreaking.
As long as there's no fatalities though, homes can be rebuilt. But a life lost couldn't be brought back.
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@Marilynda1225 (90267)
• United States
4h
Wow that gave me chills just reading about the tornado that hit and the devastation it caused. Only by the grace of God no one was killed. I really would never be able to deal with tornado season. It's bad enough when we have to deal with hurricanes here.
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@FourWalls (85358)
• United States
4h
I am so thankful that there were no fatalities.
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@LeaPea2417 (39905)
• Toccoa, Georgia
Just now
That is terrifying. Thank goodness, no fatalities and severe injuries, but so sad about the destroyed houses.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54647)
• United States
6h
I am glad that no one was seriously hurt.
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@Shivram59 (49041)
• India
3h
I have seen tornados in videos and on tv only. They are really disastrous. I pray for the safety of the people who are affected by the storm.
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@MarieCoyle (57526)
•
5h
The pictures of the devastation are horrible...homes just wiped out and a pile of rubble. Seeing that, I was completely amazed that there are no deaths yet reported, and as you said, no serious injuries.
We are under a high alert for some big time weather on Monday. I will be watching that to see what it does in the next few days. But it's unusual for the weather people to forecast it 3-4 days ahead. Time will tell.
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@LooeyVille (51)
• United States
5h
Oh my! thank goodness no fatalities or serious injuries. Tornadoes are devastating
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