Edmond Tornado - May 8th, 1986 - KWTV #2

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TV stations in Oklahoma City broke into regularly scheduled programming on the night of May 8th, 1986 as a severe storm with vertical rotation approached the metro area. Gary England shows the first video they received of the tornado shot by Rich Kriegel. Randy Renner, Sheila Hyland and Alicia Malaby interview area residents. Roger Cooper and Patti Suarez anchor the broadcast, which occurred at approximately 8:35pm, some 80 minutes after the tornado struck.

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  • I thank that's my old house at 1:48

  • Were you in it during the storm?

  • You have any coverage of the infamous May 3, 1999 Bridge Creek and Moore tornado?

  • Unfortunately, no. I was living on Long Island when that happened.

  • lol, that lady's glasses at 2:35 are HUGE! Funny to think those were popular.

  • LOL! Yep, they were quite popular in the early 80s. My Mom had some. But by '86 they were a bit out of date.

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  • Gary England is also one of the hardest working weather guy in the nation, even when does a tornado hits the area.

  • didnt sheila move on to pittsburgh tv???

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  • @altfactor So they borrowed CBS's font?

  • KWTV is (and always has been) a CBS affiliate, so that might be why the graphics font in this clip were the same that CBS News was using at the same time.

  • @blitz811 Yep before Sinclair Broadcasting Group gave her the shaft when they did the News Central format...and then made a deal with WPXI to do their 10 news.

  • @travischurch My mom still is quite fond of 1980's-style glasses. The eyeglasses I wear from time to time are much more modern in style, to say the least.

  • Alicia was 25 there

  • I know Gary has saved a lot of lives. I remember in the May 3rd '99 tornado he said "get underground". He wasn't kidding! We got underground fast. He always comes on when there is danger.. like he is there right now!

  • I remember my dad's car got stolen during this tornado.

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