Dear Hotties,
A bit of communication has begun on the OSM-US talk-list regarding the severe weather incident(s) of the last 24 hours or so; last I heard is 6 tornado touchdowns mostly in the state of Oklahoma have caused major damage and I've also been informed that the local American Red Cross has activated but have not yet requested 'outside' assistance, i.e. the assistance of other redcrossers in neighboring jurisdictions. However, this is fairly typically and things will probably change rapidly. I hereby would request that those with the ability to make contacts, etc. to see if HOT can be of assistance; please do so. Damage Assessment via Mapmill may be of great benefit to the ARC as the initial reports of the size of one tornado path in Moore, Oklahoma may make for a lengthy and difficult on the ground assessment. I understand the logistics of getting imagery, etc. for Mapmill so I would not be disappointed if that doesn't/can't happen, but as I'm sure ARC is already preparing to conduct whatever damage assessment they can; even a remote mapping session for roads and residential landuse would help prepare for aid workers/damage assessment teams to plan their field work. Thank you, Russell Deffner [email protected]
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