Picher, Oklahoma Tornado of May 10, 2008
On May 10 an F4 tornado wiped out most of the south half of Picher, Oklahoma. This tornado stayed on the ground for over 1 hour and devastated areas from Chetopa, Kansas clear over to Granby, Mo. Over 20 people lost their lives in this event. I will try to show some pictures here. This may require a broadband connection. I will add some more later. I may have to make some changes here if this doesn't work, so bear with me.
Picher is not wiped out as the media has reported. The north 2/3 of the town is still undamaged and looks the same. On Connell Ave., the damage starts about 2 blocks south of Paul Thomas funeral home. From here on south, all is leveled. The old houses in the southwest part of town are gone. The newer houses in the southeast part are gone. The convenience store on south Connell is gone. The old business section to the north of Paul Thomas is intact, but getting very desolate from the people moving away. The school is intact. Cardin is intact. The tornado passed just north of Cardin.
This will likely require a broadband internet connection.
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Panoramic Views of the tornado damage
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