continue what you were telling me. we were right by them when they did roll. we did call off the chase at that point and went and checked on the people in the house. they were okay. they were in a shelter. they had about 50 horses in a barn that also had damage but thankfully, they were okay and we continued on at that point. what is your plan now? where will you be going to next? well, since we can t really get on any of the main highways, i honestly don t know right this second. i guess we ll wait here and just see what s coming behind this line. well, stay safe, nick. i m sure we ll talk to you again later on in the evening. will do. thank you. appreciate it. with me on the phone is betsy randolph, state trooper with the oklahoma highway patrol. can you hear me?
time ago by someone from the university of washington softball team. you get a sense of how crowded that underground shelter is. mayor, how big is the shelter where you are right now, how many folks do you have in there? just a couple of us. a couple dogs. what we just heard the hockey game, they took about 8,000 people out of that game, went over to the chesapeake arena where they could get underground. we know that s just happened in oklahoma city. emergency services are obviously stretched to a really difficult point right now. not only evacuating the thousands of people, that game, also at the softball game, but you just heard and you can hear the urgency in that trooper s voice, just warning people get off the road. she hadn t even been able to get to the areas because of all the traffic. they do have multiple overturned vehicles. they have multiple reports of injuries. again, these are very early reports. i just want to caution we don t have confirmation on the nature
reporter. thank you, we ll check back with you later. you re welcome. i m here in new york city, as we are monitoring a system headed toward oklahoma city. many businesses evacuated. folks have sought shelter under ground. many have fled the area as they were directed to do. we just checked in from greg carbon. they have been tracking the storm system for two hours as it sat just west of oklahoma city and spawned a number of individual twisteders, multiple vortices, heading towards oklahoma city. near the area of moore which was just so hard hit, bigger than ever recorded in human history.
roads become stand still parking lots because lots of people are trying to get out from limited highway egress. bring it back to tornadoes here. we just spoke with a local public radio reporter. he was making a point as he seeks shelter in the intiero section where he lives in oklahoma city. when you talk about tornadoes most pli you will see safe without any having to go into an underground shelter. if you have a structurally sound room. for 1 in a thousand tornadoes like the one that mitt hoor. . how do you plan in a shart way for those tail racing possible itd in the big, big, big tornadoes. big storm, big hour tan that will jam everything up. or do you just throw up your hands and hope that that doesn t hit?
i had to close the door. couldn t peek outside without the wind pulling. so we decided to get inside. do most people have a shelter to get into. i don t know what numbers would be. most oklahomians do know where to go where they live. that is the safest place. the safety of the storm depends on how safe you are. if you are hit by 200 plus mile-an-hour winds, you need to be in a safer space. a sturdy structure will with stand most tornadoes as long as you are away from tornadoes, in a central room, of a lower level of where you are. curt, watching the last tornadoes unfold in tornado alley, it has been upsetting and for people around the country