Still no reports on the massive tornado in Joplin, or none that give much information. But one said 24 confirmed dead, and a complete destruction of the residential and business area. This may be due to all phone lines down, and the reports of rescue efforts coming first. The town has about 45,000 people.
There has been heavy loss of life in the last round of tornados, some weeks back. I can't get a grip on whether this is worse. Or even if it is still ongoing. Yahoo showed a huge red blob over the Midwest, but what time was that?
I just hope this is poor news reporting and communications and not something much worse. I wish the first responders well. And that damage is limited, despite what is, IMO, a very strange silence.
ETA: well, if I were to believe the time stated on that radar map, 10:30 pm EDT, the middle of the country is still being battered by heavy weather, all the way from the Gulf Coast to Chicago. Maybe it's just heavy rain. But am not going to stay up to find out. Slow news reports may mean nothing severe, or could mean the opposite.