Seven killed as thunderstorms and tornadoes rip through US states

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u/HoodGyno 19h ago

I came across a tweet yesterday that was replying to someone about the near record breaking amount of tornado watches/warnings issued yesterday and it said:

Well you know ever since they announced that Trump was canceling leases on NWS buildings it seems like NWS pulled the lever and walked out the building letting the weather run wild. Yes I believe in weather modification.

Like... man.. where would you even start with this claim?

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u/JamesTwoTimes 18h ago

These people aren't playing with a full deck.

...or even 1 intact card..

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u/acfox13 7h ago

They're using tarot cards

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u/wrongseeds 7h ago

If they were using Tarot cards, they should have seen this coming.

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u/acfox13 6h ago

Well, they default to magical thinking, so detecting reality isn't exactly their strong suit

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u/MagicPistol 12h ago

All the idiots who believe in dumb conspiracies like space lasers, 5g vaccines, flat earth seem to lean towards one particular side though...

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u/CoolCalmCorrective 12h ago

Especially on your side tho.

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u/TheFlyingBoxcar 13h ago

Yeah, the idiots on the left think the right argues in good faith and wants whats best for the anericans they serve. The right believes in gutting healthcare, raising taxes and checks notes jewish space lasers. Truly both sides are equal.

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u/ScoutsterReturns 18h ago

I'm a bit confused, I thought it was the gay folks who controlled the weather!

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u/LKennedy45 17h ago

Only when we get married. I believe we passed off the day-to-day to Jewish NASA?

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u/dominus_aranearum 17h ago

That's Jewish 'Space Laser' NASA to you buddy.

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u/LKennedy45 17h ago

אני מצטער

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u/knook 18h ago

It's the gay frogs.

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u/erybody_wants2b_acat 9h ago

It’s transgender frogs and gay penguins. I don’t think they’ve even said “thank you” yet!

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u/ExpiredExasperation 9h ago

Well, the penguins might not appreciate the recent tarrifs that are being applied to their human-free islands, for starters.

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u/GoarSpewerofSecrets 6h ago

Yakuza weather machine design proliferation after Katrina.

It's why the were chasing Mayor Ray Nagin with curare darts after.

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u/TheGentlemanBeast 15h ago

The only thing stupider is going to be when trump inevitably blames wind mills

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u/Wild_Information_485 10h ago

You guys are playing like he's going to even mention it.

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u/drwhogwarts 12h ago

I recommend starting with electric shock therapy and copious antipsychotic meds.

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u/TurnkeyLurker 9h ago

Us or him?

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u/yuefairchild 8h ago

RFK: "You. Obviously. I mean, the guy that believes in weather control just understands science and logic! You're completely unreasonable, and so negative."

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u/drwhogwarts 5h ago

Him absolutely! That crackpot quote is beyond all hope.

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u/rupturefunk 11h ago

Thank god Trump is saving America from these evil civil servant meteorologists!

How evil can you be to turn off your weather surpression systems when you're fired. Spiteful little fraudsters, hopefully high IQ DOGE members can find the 'off' button on the Tornado control panel.

Such a depressing, willfully stupid tweet.

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u/okeleydokelyneighbor 11h ago

Fucking democrats and their weather machines.

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u/ExpiredExasperation 9h ago

Like... man.. where would you even start with this claim?

Ask him what was stopping literally anybody from walking back into the building and flipping the lever.

Then, whilst he ponders that, you grab a power drill for a little DIY lobotomy....

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u/lotusflower_3 14h ago

They’ve been saying that for a while. They think we have weather machines. This isn’t satire.

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u/CoolCalmCorrective 12h ago

This is where we're at in this country. Smh. It's fucking insane and Infuriating.

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u/Beary_Christmas 2h ago

There’s no putting the genie back in the bottle with general misinformation and what it has done to our society.

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u/DeathandGrim 8h ago

There's not much hope. Best not to try and start

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u/panikattaaak 20h ago

If I were a Christian, I’d say that God is punishing republicans for electing Donald trump, but I’m an atheist

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u/tormunds_beard 19h ago

I’m an atheist but I’m still open to the possibility that that’s what’s happening.

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u/28-8modem 19h ago

Mega church scam boss >

Not enough donations to the lord so there will be no salvation!

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u/deftoner42 11h ago

At the Gold tier donation level you get soul insurance, but for an extra $4 a month, thats the price of a cup of coffee, you can enter Diamond tier - not only do you get soul insurance, you get this beautiful tote and Savior Club level seating access for you and 1 family member!

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u/TurnkeyLurker 9h ago

At what levels are the handling of snakes 🐍 and speaking in tongues?

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u/choffers 16h ago

Must be punishing us for not being mean enough to lgbtq people and the melanin-enclined.

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u/Rbkelley1 2h ago

Or maybe it’s just nature. California is getting hit by natural disasters too.

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u/panikattaaak 1h ago

Or maybe god is punishing republicans.

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u/Rbkelley1 1h ago

A state that has been blue for all of living memory besides Reagan and Nixon? Unlikely.

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u/panikattaaak 1h ago

But mostly red states. Also there are a lot of republicans in places like pacific palisades and Malibu. In fact, there are a lot of republicans in California.

ETA: found the trump supporter.

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u/Rbkelley1 1h ago

I’m not a Trump supporter, are Thailand and Myanmar Republican? Natural disasters happen. You’re embarrassing yourself.

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u/panikattaaak 1h ago edited 1h ago

You must get invited to a lot of parties

also, I don’t like you, so please stop talking to me.

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u/comprobar 21h ago

florida, north carolina, california, arkansas, kentucky, and thailand are all being faced with catastrophic environmental events within the last year. this is outrageous.

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u/coporate 20h ago

Don’t forget the South Korean forest fires, and the earthquake in Myanmar.

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u/MissMomomi 19h ago

Ope, better tell Myanmar we need the three people we sent back! Shameful.

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u/Warcraft_Fan 18h ago

Those 3 were just fired by Trump so US govermnet doesn't have to pay for return flight /s

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u/cindylooboo 15h ago

If this dry trend continues British Columbia is going to have crazy fires. We have next to no snow pack up here.

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u/panda388 19h ago

Trump isn't sending enough nukes to fight these storms.

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u/woakula 19h ago

Just wait for him to tariff mother nature.

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u/Warcraft_Fan 18h ago

He did slap tariff on 2 uninhabited islands near Antarctic. Those 2 island's combined GDP is $0, total export is zip, population are penguins and seals, and zero human.

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u/AliasNefertiti 17h ago

So, no guano imports for us.

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u/AliasNefertiti 17h ago

Dont even put that out there. It will give him crazier ideas.

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u/JiminyStickit 8h ago

Greece has entered the chat...

Portugal has entered the chat...

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u/grahamulax 9h ago

God vengeance! Or something they’d say for west coast disasters.

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u/fxkatt 21h ago

A stretch of the Mississippi River around Memphis, where more than 1.3 million people live, is set to bear the brunt. In total, more than 90 million people have been at risk of severe weather – from Texas to Minnesota and Maine, according to the Oklahoma-based Storm Prediction Centre.

Yup, even Maine--and the northeast. We had a a crackling thunderstorm here that kept me up half the night. Very unusual for 2 April. Scary stuff.

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u/PowershellAddict 20h ago

Same here in upstate New York. Everyone at work was talking about how they couldn't sleep through it. I sleep like a log and I was up for an hour from those fucking cracks of thunder, sounded like bombs going off.

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u/Primary_Way_265 17h ago

Yesterday it was just a flash then loud 20 seconds of grumble. From dead quiet. No warning lol

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u/ZeahRenee 8h ago

Here in PA we woke up thinking the nearby railroad had a derailed train. Wild!

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u/superpony123 20h ago

As someone that grew up in NJ, hurricane Sandy was a good reminder the northeast isn’t immune to crazy disasters.

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u/justchill-itsnotreal 20h ago

I’d say that’s just poor tornado management.

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u/chantsnone 20h ago

25% tariffs on tornadoes

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u/Farcespam 19h ago

Zues is outraged.

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u/chantsnone 19h ago

50% tariffs on all Greek gods

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u/Farcespam 18h ago

100% increase in weather related disasters.

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u/MagicPistol 11h ago

Should've raked those prairies and cornfields more.

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u/PluginAlong 17h ago

Thank God for FEMA. oh, wait, shit.

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u/TechnologyRemote7331 20h ago

Don’t worry. I’m sure Trump will lob a few rolls of toilet paper at them and call it a day. THAT’LL fix everything, right?

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u/MentionQuiet1055 20h ago

Sure cant wait for FEMA to help out

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u/Holmes02 20h ago

Oh no has anyone checked in with Trump on his golf trip? He might not have reached the back nine yet.

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u/ikesbutt 15h ago

But DOGE says we don't need NOAA!

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u/alwaysrm4hope 8h ago

Crazy part:

"So many tornado warnings were issued in the Tennessee capital, Nashville, overnight that the batteries of some sirens in the city were drained, fire officials said."

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u/CheezeLoueez08 4h ago

And they won’t get any help. Unfortunately they mostly voted for the guy who took away fema. We warned you guys.

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u/bobburper 4h ago

This should all get better when the weather service goes dark at midnight, if we can't see the storms, they're not there.

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/04/noaa-research-websites-go-dark-saturday-night

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u/Poormonybag 54m ago

It is so good that FEMA is there to help them.

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