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Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:40 am to Twincam
I had the same thought, but also don't want to be in the way. I live about 2 hours away. Friend has a big smoker and floating the idea of driving over and just cooking for whomever needs it. Know several people from Rolling Fork and really can't imagine what they are going through right now.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:48 am to jorconalx
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RogerTheShrubber When did you turn into such an a-hole? Use to think you were one of the cooler posters on here
Yeah his meds are off or something.
Nobody should be as miserable as he is
Posted on 3/25/23 at 10:57 am to Yaz 8
Hell last night I think the professional storm chasers got caught off guard
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:03 am to Ghost Hog
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Ghost Hog
This is what the Mississippi EMA is saying about volunteering right now:
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Volunteer Mississippi is asking private citizens not to self-deploy. They will work to match unaffiliated volunteers with affiliated groups on the ground when the time is right. If you would like to donate water or resources the Rolling Fork Civic Center is open to receive them.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:11 am to tigerbutt
That part of the Delta has been through it. Two terrible floods on 90% of the farmland in the last 4 years, while Rolling Fork is high ground so it didn’t flood, but only to be wiped off the map by this.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:20 am to Roll Tide Ravens
Thanks for posting this info.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:32 am to Ghost Hog
I think they’re just trying to make sure they don’t have a bunch of people pouring in unorganized and then things get clogged up. I think there will be a lot of opportunities to volunteer in the coming days once the search and rescue phase ends.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:38 am to Roll Tide Ravens
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Volunteer Mississippi is asking private citizens not to self-deploy. They will work to match unaffiliated volunteers with affiliated groups on the ground when the time is right. If you would like to donate water or resources the Rolling Fork Civic Center is open to receive them.
I'll be on the lookout for ways to help out in the near future. I travel through Rolling Fork several times a year on my way up to Arkansas.
ETA: it's weird the way tornadoes pile debris up and leave roadways relatively clear.
This post was edited on 3/25/23 at 11:47 am
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:39 am to Roll Tide Ravens
The tornado didn’t go through mobile homes. It went straight through Rolling Fork. The problem is most homes are small and don’t provide much more protection than mobile homes do in the rural south. The damage is devastating. The pictures don’t do it justice. It’s horrible.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:46 am to AUstar
I’m not watching much more. Awful. Made Mississippi look like Kansas. Is Rolling Fork coastal? Because it looks coastal after the storm. Nothing higher than 9 feet left. What is left at 9 feet is dead.
Sorry for any of you fellas who are from there or know or love someone from there.
Sorry for any of you fellas who are from there or know or love someone from there.
This post was edited on 3/25/23 at 11:48 am
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:47 am to peaster68
that is a heartbreaking and difficult video to watch
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:48 am to RogerTheShrubber
quote:Yeah, we all do. Every area has it's problems. That don't stop us from trying to make the situation better and safer.
Nah, people realize when they live in a mobile home what the tradeoffs are.
Your point is kind of like you knowing what Alaska is about but not having a coat because you know "what the tradeoffs are".
Posted on 3/25/23 at 11:52 am to LSU alum wannabe
quote:That was hard to watch. I've seen a lot of damage, some even on site. Theirs is right up there with the worst I've ever seen.
I’m not watching much more.
All I can do is feel heart sick, pray for these people and work with my church group to send help their way.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 12:00 pm to peaster68
Some of those stacks of rubble look to be 20’-30’ high…one had a car on top. Awful.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 12:01 pm to Redbone
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That was hard to watch.
The silence. No speaking. No sirens. No commotion of people looking for help.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 12:05 pm to tide06
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Another example of why I believe people should be taught to leave if they don’t have underground shelters in these extreme cases.
To the average person I never recommend leaving, especially at night. If you cannot read a radar (and I'm not talking about looking at the screen and saying, "The storm is there....") you have no business in a vehicle during a high end tornado threat. Your chances of survival in a vehicle during a tornado (without having to actually take a direct hit) are slim, and the margin for error is extremely high.
That's why whenever that question is asked, and it was last night, I always answer, "There are way too many variables to adequately answer this question."
Another issue which has been proven in Oklahoma and the OKC metro is the traffic that a panicked evacuation causes. It is a mess, and it results in more people being on the roads at the worst possible time.
The best approach will always be to have your tornado plan in place and implement it in advance of an actual warning. If you don't have adequate shelter, find some. If you're in a mobile home, go to that shelter before the storms get to your area, before a warning is issued, before the weather turns to shite. Know your shelter, know your plan. In short, as made famous by "Twister", "Hope for the best; prepare for the worst." Hope is not a plan.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 12:09 pm to 225Tyga
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ETA: Rolling Fork, Silver city, Amory Never heard of any of those places in the Sip.
Amory is where Joe Burrow’s roots lie. His grandparents live there, and his dad is from Amory.
The images of Rollling Fork and the other affected areas are absolutely gut-wrenching. It’s hard to imagine how anyone survived given the complete destruction of some of those homes.
Our daughter (no pics) is in Starkville, and my husband and I have thought of retiring in that area one day. We like the slow pace up there and the proximity to a college town. One thing we are absolutely sure of is that we will have a tornado shelter on our property if we ever decide to relocate. We currently live on the Coast, and we rarely have destructive tornadoes down here. Tornadoes scare the shite out of me. It’s easy to get out of the way of a hurricane, but that’s not the case with tornadoes. My prayers go out to all those people, and I’m going to do what I can to contribute to relief efforts.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 12:11 pm to Split2874
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That is crazy damage. The force it takes to twist a tree and break it is unimaginable
What a lot of people who haven't really looked at much tornado damage don't understand is that it doesn't take a violent tornado to do unbelievable damage. EF0-EF1 tornadoes can do damage that will leave you scratching your head. Those same "low-end" tornadoes can lift mobile homes and turn them into scrap metal. That's why if you live in one you do not have the luxury of playing the "Should I stay or should I go?" game. You go. The threshold for major damage in those is zero, and the same can be said for a vehicle.
I saw damage from a QLCS EF1 that completely lifted and lofted a huge, open air traffic shed. The remnants of that shed hit a house and shifted it off of its foundation. The remnants ended up in a road and caused a three car wreck. It also completely destroyed a house trailer that, fortunately, was unoccupied at the time. That was a Winter tornado that had no warning on it.
This post was edited on 3/25/23 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 3/25/23 at 12:12 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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Is Rolling Fork coastal? Because it looks coastal after the storm.
No. Rolling Fork is in the Delta. It’s nowhere near the Coast, but the images are reminiscent of the Coast after Katrina hit. I think Rolling Fork looks even worse.
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