Mass casualty incident reported after tornado hits Amazon distribution center in Illinois - Officials are confirming there are fatalities at the Amazon facility in Edwardsville following Friday night’s severe weather.

[mold]

That's genuinely nice to hear.

KF proves that free speech leads to honest civility

 

[Constellationzero]

I was starting to think you weren't an egotistical asshole, Menotaur. But this grave-dancing glee is something else from you today. Schadenfreude is fun when it's to the side you don't like, isn't it? If it isn't elaborate trolling, it's very ghoulish of you.

Pay no attention to this pizza cutter: All edge and no fucking point.

 

[Kacho]

This clown.

"Most Devastating Event In State’s History"

Kentucky was a key battleground in the Civil War and there was one battle alone (Munfordville) where over 4000 of their own soldiers were captured or killed by the Confederacy who we're constantly told by Democrats like Beshear were the ultimate white supremacy evil in world history and still the most pressing and dangerous issue even today. Until they need to erase and ignore all that to hyperbolize on some bullshit because it's politically expedient to do so. The tornado obviously sucks but fuck's sake. I still have extended family in very poor parts of Kentucky and most of the men from my family who were alive at the time fought for Kentucky in the war so I'm a little more butthurt about his retarded hyperbole than I should be.

 

[Feline Supremacist]

Trumptards
Trump
trumptards
Trumptards
MAGA

Trump really broke them, he'left office for a year ago yet Menotaur's still obsessed with making it all about Trump.

Pathetic.

 

[Reporterward]

God remembers nothing like this, because he isn't real.

I won't die in a ditch. But a bunch of Trumptards just did.

Hey maybe you can hit your buddy Trump up for a condition for these guys?

Ah yes but I'm alive and these trumptards have telephone poles wrapped round their heads. I'll take my health anyway over being flattened by concrete.

I have no idea why an act of nature makes you fuckheads suddenly get a heart. You're fucking scorpions the lot of you; and you don't get any free rides on my back. "Fellow countrymen", it wasn't last week you guys were discussing the justified nature of killing Libs.

What? Cause a tornado ripped the roof off some guys house and took his wife and sent a sofa through her head, suddenly they are worthy of help? I remember the comments against every disaster that has happened in a blue state and the irony is not lost on me.

So I'll say it again: These Trumptards are unworthy of help; but I know you'll dish out your dollars to them and I'm sure it will go towards quality drugs and buying MAGA straws and hats.

You'll get the Fed dollars so shut the fuck up about being these officially homeless cunts not having money.

This site really does have some of the weakest, low-effort trolls. They’re not even entertaining.

Step up your game junior.

 

[Montalbane]

What does trump have to do with any of this? And why does this clearly effeminate man hate his countrymen so much?

 

[WD-40]

frens please post fundraisers.

Most of these links were found in this article by Courier Journal, which also includes other means of support, though most of these are local.

Relief funds, supplies and blood donations. How to help after Kentucky tornadoes

A list of places seeking money, resources and volunteers to help people affected by Kentucky's tornadoes.

www.courier-journal.com

• Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund
• CARE International's Tornado Emergency Fund
• GlobalGiving's Midwest US Tornado Relief Fund
• Kentucky Counseling Center's Mayfield KY Disaster Relief Fund
• Mercy Chef's donation page

Edit: removed the Red Cross links

 

[Nobunaga]

Even if i know my shit is probably destroyed miles away in a ditch at least i can rest easy knowing my funko pops, soylent and blacked porn helped killed a wagie

 

[PotatoSalad4711]

What? Cause a tornado ripped the roof off some guys house and took his wife and sent a sofa through her head, suddenly they are worthy of help?

Yes. It’s called empathy, you dumb fuck.

I realize this is KF and some users, like you, are worthless scum, but most of us aren’t actually heartless bastards despite the edgy jokes and shitposting.

Also, it’s statistically impossible that everyone affected by the tornadoes were Trump supporters. But you go ahead and die on that hill...or in a ditch, whatever.

 

[moocow]

Is there not meant to be building codes to prevent this kind of happening?

There are, yes. And they were adhered to here.

its a horrible thing, but i wouldn't be surprised if Amazon cheaped out and did the bare minimum for structural integrity for how quickly they sprung up most of these DCs

As fashionable as shitting on Amazon is, there's no indication the warehouse's design or construction was substandard. It cannot be understated how unprecedented this storm was. They've literally never taken higher wind speed measurements in/around a tornado in the entire history of being able to accurately measure it.

There is likely no man-made structure on Earth (built above ground, at least) that could have survived a direct hit by this monster tornado.

I don't get it, do tornadoes just spontaneously materialize rather than being seen hours beforehand? Wouldn't the workers have hours to get away?

Yes. No. Tornados form near-instantly and people often get just a few minutes of advance warning that shit's about to get real (if they get any warning at all). What speed the tornado warning system has can be largely attributed to the fact that people literally drive around looking for tornados during bad storms and radio them in when they see them. The Mark I Eyeball(tm) remains the fastest and most accurate short-range tornado detector we have.

Feels kinda surreal to be relying on a Farms thread for more accurate info than the weather service

KF has been more reliable for actual news than the media in general for years now, both in speed and accuracy. I love KF for that but I really. Fucking. Hate. The modern press.

Building a structure to stand up to a direct hit from a tornado is not really feasible. You can do it, but then everything would resemble a bomb bunker.

I would argue in this particular case, we probably couldn't have built something to withstand it.

I am disgusted but not surprised Amazon would force workers to keep working in the midst of a tornado warning. Really hope they get cleaned out legally over this. Completely unacceptable.

There's no proof whatsoever that this is what happened.

Still, bare minimum they need to build a stronger area for workers to take shelter. Those warehouses are flimsy AF but some kind of storm shelter or something. Storm shelters arent uncommon in the area.

A tornado this size can easily rip an underground shelter (and its occupants) right out of the ground. Cheyenne Mountain could certainly withstand it. Your average run-of-the-mill storm cellar? Nah.

Damn how hard is a passing mention? Like dude. Dedicate the flight to the dead workers or something

Is this going to turn into one of those things that any time Bezos talks publicly about anything from now on, people will belly-ache if he doesn't say anything about it and will belly-ache even harder if he does (because he "didn't mean it" or "didn't say enough" or whatever)? Because that shit's annoying as hell.

Most of these links were found in this article by Courier Journal, which also includes other means of support, though most of these are local.

• The Red Cross donation page
• Western KY Red Cross Disaster Relief Fundraiser

Never donate to the Red Cross. Not money, not supplies, not provisions, not blood, not anything. They hoard donated supplies (instead of providing them to people who actually need them) and resell them later for profit. During the Vietnam war they were largely absent despite making lots of noise about how much they were helping. The few times they did turn up during actual operations, the fuckers had the nerve to charge for coffee right there in the field as injured soldiers were helped off of helicopters returning from combat zones.

They're absolute scum fucks.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

Tornados form near-instantly and people often get just a few minutes of advance warning that shit's about to get real (if they get any warning at all). What speed the tornado warning system has can be largely attributed to the fact that people literally drive around looking for tornados during bad storms and radio them in when they see them.

Forecasting is a lot better nowadays since we can tell where the funnel clouds are at with radar. The difference is whether or not the funnel cloud will descend, but all you need for a tornado warning is strong rotation and thus the likelihood of a tornado spinning up. Cell phones being everywhere and cell signals not being total shit in rural places anymore also has no doubt helped things although IIRC a lot (most?) tornadoes are spotted by the police apparently because Officer Pigg in Nowhere County Kansas has nothing better to do with his day after getting his donuts and coffee than sitting around watching the storm blow in. Probably something different at night though, that's mostly forecasting inprovements at work.

I think I read somewhere warning times have improved from less than 5 minutes in the 50s/60s to something like 15-20 minutes on average now. This is where you get freaky shit like where it'll be a cloudy, ordinary night with no rain or even heat lightning and then the tornado sirens start going off. Happened last night where I was even though like a minute later I saw lightning and it started to drizzle. The dangerous part of the storm itself didn't hit for almost half an hour.

It's definitely helpful in getting you prepared for the shit headed your way, even if a tornado warning lasting half an hour at minimum can be pretty nerve wracking.

 

[Feline Supremacist]

Never donate to the Red Cross. Not money, not supplies, not provisions, not blood, not anything. They hoard donated supplies (instead of providing them to people who actually need them) and resell them later for profit. During the Vietnam war they were largely absent despite making lots of noise about how much they were helping. The few times they did turn up during actual operations, the fuckers had the nerve to charge for coffee right there in the field as injured soldiers were helped off of helicopters returning from combat zones.

They're absolute scum fucks.

I personally saw this during the '89 earthquake, people were donating literally pallets of food, water and brand new clothes and the Red Cross scumfucks hoarded it and then sold it.

Do not give the Red Cross anything, absolutely nothing, not a single penny or drop of blood. Ever.

 

[Still Anonymous For This]

There are, yes. And they were adhered to here.


As fashionable as shitting on Amazon is, there's no indication the warehouse's design or construction was substandard. It cannot be understated how unprecedented this storm was. They've literally never taken higher wind speed measurements in/around a tornado in the entire history of being able to accurately measure it.

There is likely no man-made structure on Earth (built above ground, at least) that could have survived a direct hit by this monster tornado.

If this was an afternoon pop-up storm that came out of nowhere, I wouldn't hold any grudge against Amazon (or the candle factory in Kentucky.) Except this isn't what happened. The weather forecast for Friday night/Saturday morning had gone out nearly a week in advance: everyone knew shit was shaping up to be bad, especially starting Friday evening. About two hours in advance everybody knew shit was going to be bad.

There was zero reason to have employees in either that Amazon FC or that candle factory. The management of both gambled with the lives of their employees that they wouldn't get hit and they lost that gamble.

 

[Android raptor]

If this was an afternoon pop-up storm that came out of nowhere, I wouldn't hold any grudge against Amazon (or the candle factory in Kentucky.) Except this isn't what happened. The weather forecast for Friday night/Saturday morning had gone out nearly a week in advance: everyone knew shit was shaping up to be bad, especially starting Friday evening. About two hours in advance everybody knew shit was going to be bad.

There was zero reason to have employees in either that Amazon FC or that candle factory. The management of both gambled with the lives of their employees that they wouldn't get hit and they lost that gamble.

Yeah I think the tornado that hit the candle factory had also been tracking for some time before it hit. If you have at least 2 hours warning I think that's enough to get out.

 

[George Lucas]

People are mad at Menotaur but don't you guys have a similar attitude when, for example, wildfires hit California?

It doesn’t matter if you’re from California or Oklahoma. Everyone’s lives are equally worthless.

As much as I enjoy Menotaur’s low-effort bait, I also like seeing him roasted just as much.

 

[Daddy's Little Kitten]

Is Amberlynn OK? Does she still live in Kentucky lol?

 

[Basil Julep]

Is Amberlynn OK? Does she still live in Kentucky lol?

Monticello, KY is about 3 hours east of where the storm was really bad.

 

[Clockwork_PurBle]

Regarding FEMA, I have a similar story. Several years ago, my church wanted to become a certified Disaster Relief Center through Red Cross. Basically, you become a soup kitchen, people sleep in church rooms, medic rooms, etc. During this process, you could become certified as a volunteer. I was young, but I got certified anyway. The Red Cross instructors (who were late btw and weird) told us we were not to accept food brought to us in the event of a disaster. So in the event of a tornado that caused extreme destruction, we could not accept casseroles or whatever that people would undoubtedly bring us to feed the needy and workers. I'm pretty sure we were told we could not accept ingredients to make food, so we couldn't even make our own theoretical cassies in the church kitchen. We could only accept food and ingredients brought to us by certain individuals.

Now I get not wanting people to get food poisoning from outsiders, but at the same time is that really the number one worry in a tornado?

 

[Super-Chevy454]

I wonder what upbringing you had that made you this way, I weep for your parents knowing you have become such a monster.

The same question should be asked to Mark Ruffalo and others Hollywood weirdos who posted similar things still blaming climate change.

https://twitter.com/MarkRuffalo/status/1469738393504526342

TheQuarterning vlogged about them.

One commenter dropped a comment on his vlog who was worth to share.

T C
Funny. They try to cancel Chappelle for having a few jokes with the transformer community, yet these people mock 100s who just lost their life and 1000s who lost everything and silence

 

[George Lucas]

Regarding FEMA, I have a similar story. Several years ago, my church wanted to become a certified Disaster Relief Center through Red Cross. Basically, you become a soup kitchen, people sleep in church rooms, medic rooms, etc. During this process, you could become certified as a volunteer. I was young, but I got certified anyway. The Red Cross instructors (who were late btw and weird) told us we were not to accept food brought to us in the event of a disaster. So in the event of a tornado that caused extreme destruction, we could not accept casseroles or whatever that people would undoubtedly bring us to feed the needy and workers. I'm pretty sure we were told we could not accept ingredients to make food, so we couldn't even make our own theoretical cassies in the church kitchen. We could only accept food and ingredients brought to us by certain individuals.

Now I get not wanting people to get food poisoning from outsiders, but at the same time is that really the number one worry in a tornado?

Let me guess, the food they would have had you distribute would have been cheese sandwiches?