Big Picture

Boston.com's Big Picture has just released a series of photos of the tornado damage in the Midwest. Striking photos as usual, they did a great job showing the scope of the carnage. The photos can be found here:

Big Picture Severe weather Continues

I listened to a scanner feed for a suburb of Oklahoma City for a very short while yesterday. I believe it was several hours after a tornado had hit and there was quite a bit of traffic. It sounded like the command system was in place with several geographical divisions operating. The voices on the radio sounded calm, in control but tired.

ADDENDUM:
The South Kansas City Observer  sent me this link with a recording of dispatch traffic from Joplin, MO  at the time of the massive tornado that occurred there on the 22nd. It can be found here:

dispatch tape link

My thoughts and prayers go out to the people who have suffered loss as a result of these storms and to the first responders who rose to the occasion and dealt with these disasters. Strong work folks.

Thanks for reading,
Schmoe