KOA campground in Claremore takes direct hit from tornado 

Hat's off to the Cherokee Nation for having those shelters it looks like they just save a couple hundred people.

That tornado shelter just paid for itself & more. Thank you, Cherokee Nation!

How logical an idea to have a storm shelter at a camp ground. Seems they should be standard at these places

Proud of my Cherokee Heritage. Their helping hands are amazing.

What a wonderful caring son.

So wonderful to hear that there was an adequate tornado shelter there. Thank you!

I think all campgrounds and mobile home communities should have a mandatory Community storm shelter

Thankful they had a shelter to go to last night

At least there was a shelter. Many mobile home parks don't have one

When traveling by car or RV, please try to know the name of the county you are going to stay at that night. Weather bulletins are by county name and it will be helpful in severe weather to understand if a warning is for the area you will be in or are in. Also do ask management of the campground or RV resort or Hotel if there are nearby shelters or what they recommend if severe weather is forecast. Of course this is particularly important for tornado prone areas but you also could see a disaster in any area so do figure out what you need to do before it is too late.

Thank you Cherokee Nation for having shelters at the KOA!!

Watched it live on Ryan Hall Yall last night. What a wild night it was in tornado alley. From Texas to Kansas

Thank the Cherokee Nation for making sure that people had a place to go when the tornado hit. A lot of camp sites don't have any shelter for people. What a great son to fly right out to get his parents home safe. My heart breaks for all those people at the camp ground.

That KOA campground is awesome!!!! They had a tornado shelter in place! NOW that is caring for their people! Awesome! Why can't home builders do the same!? No basement, than a shelter! Love for people or money!?

The Cherokee Nation has got it together. They saved all those peoples lives by doing what needed to be done! Thanks to Cherokee Nation.

I hope everyone is alright. Not a tornado but I tried to drive a Class C motor home in a blizzard in Utah. Big mistake. Only rolled onto it's side in the ditch but I was shocked at the damage. Every dish, pot, and anything and everything was destroyed. My vintage Craftsman tool box was bent. Nothing was salvageable. It took me two days to find my dog. But she was OK at the city dump. RVs are fragile. But they are just things. People and pets are all that's important.

Whew..good tornado room thanks 1st nation group❤ brilliant😊

Glad the Cherokee Nation KOA had storm shelters big enough for all the visitors. Well done.

GOD BLESS THE CHEROKEE NATION MEMBERS, PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, FOR THEIR KINDNESS... ⚡⚡✝️✝️♥️♥️🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏👍👍

So sad that people have to deal with this. Life is hard enough without additional problems.

Thank God they had that shelter!

So very happy they had a cellar

Any things to Cherokee nation for building that tornado shelter

I feel really bad for those people because some of them may not have any other home. Feel sorry for the horses too.

Weve only had tornados for 4 straight weeks. Why go near ok....ark...ks...tx...

Paying for Claremore. Used to be my home.

Love that woman's faith 🥰🙏

My prayers go out to ALL of the community. My Grandparents purchased a parcel in an up and coming Sr. Community back in the 60's. I considered moving into the area, now that we're retired. I pray you get whatever funding needed to try to reclaim your lives. Deep sorrow for lost mementos. 💞💞💞

God bless the Cherokee Nation for being so well prepared to shelter the campers.

Cherokee Strong 💪 ❤️ 👏

My daughter and I were in a motor home in Florida before a hurricane. We were told to leave the state. We drove like bats out of hell till we made out.

Good thing the Cherokee Nation has their own tornado shelter further campers in people around

I just bought a 2024 RV. Condolences 💐

Thank God there was a good tornado shelter for the campers!

That KOA is smart

The better RV camping parks usually have tornado shelters.

My heart. ❤ goes out to surviors of theses stroms. God bless them all

Comparatively speaking, they ARE toys!!

word up to Cherokee Nation!!

You know there was a big financial debate whether or not the tornado shelter would be worth the cost. Thankful they found the funds to install one.

Good advertisement for how lite an airstream is.

1st time ever hearing about a camp ground having a storm shelter. The state I live, none of the State Parks have a storm shelter.

You're in good hands with all snake

My parents live in Claremore, but all that happened to them was that their carport collapsed and they lost power. I live in an apartment in Tulsa and it was just a regular thunderstorm here. I heard the tornado sirens, but I didn't do anything because I wouldn't know where to go.

This was an excellent facility; large enough and allowing easy access, even for disabled. Even if required by law, many would not have such a shelter as this one. I'm sure it was very costly to put in. This shelter should be specifically highlighted in the news, and towns made aware of them, how they held up under that tornado and how ppl can contact company to build these in communities. May need to build underground with access , but most facilities available are difficult to access and not large enough because they were not built for that purpose.

He's a good son!!!...I'm glad everyone was safe. ..

GOD BLESS THE OK CHEROKEE NATION FOR PROTECTING YOUR SILLY NON-NATIVE NEIGHBORS WHO BUILT A KOA CAMPGROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF TORNADO ALLEY WITHOUT A MASSIVE STORM SHELTER. 🙏

Heck, they need a new camper. Just stay away from our death valley. This weather is insane this year. At this rate there won't be any buildings here.

Where did they get those shelters from?

Many thanks to the Cherokee Nation whose forehandedness and planning saved many lives this weekend.

Sorry folks, visitors that your stay here was with bad result...We really are a great state, but...we do get nasty weather sometimes! Glad everyone safe, is what matters...

Thank you native Americans for your storm shelter. 👏👏👏👏

I'm so happy y'all are physically ok. I know mentally y'all are shook up, prayers that is healed soon

Wow😮...i cant even imagine...

Wow the campground i lived at didn't have a shelter and people live there.

As a fellow Pennsylvanian….get outta there! We have no idea how to deal with these types of storms!! Prayers and love for all who are affected.

what about the grambling race horses? W.H.A.T!

The tornado must’ve thought the campground was a trailer park so it headed right for it.

How awful.

Yeah….camping in spring in Oklahoma maybe want to check that forecast. It’s been a rough year already.

You work all day everyday just to finally get that vacation and soon as you do you get hit by a damn tornado....

1:38 what an awesome son.

The county failed to sound sirens

Look, we found the absolute worse picture we could find, here is a destroyed camper... the news always tries to find the worse shot possible.

What specific measures did the Cherokee Nation implement to aid tornado victims?

They were lucky this campsite had a real tornado shelter. So many campsites only have concrete block bathrooms as the only available shelter. To my mind, all campgrounds in tornado areas should have real tornado shelters!

I bet over 99% of camp grounds don't have an actual tornado shelter. If they have any shelter is it usually just the bath house which is NOT rated for it. Sure most places don't need them, but almost all of them in tornado alley don't.

Congrats to the Cherokee Nation. It’s time to give this country back to them. ❤

If you make it home, you had a good trip.

I don't understand why anyone wants to go camping with the storms around

I don't want people to get hurt but the intelligence levels of these folks is unbelievable. Live in places like this and then wonder what happened. 🙄🙄

Glad there was a storm shelter for everyone

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That's awful.

There is no tormado refund.

Great son. 💖

That’s horrendous. What are u supposed to do when u live in you’re camper full time till Ins pays out?!

Oh thank god they had a shelter!

@Tim Roberts is this where you were?

Well airstream lived up to its name. It can take off and fly like a plane through the air. Still needs work on the landing though

The Lord puts you in the oath of a tornado?👎

Luckily, tornadoes only hit on weekends when we’re not working.

*CHEROKEE NATION!* 👏

So so so tragic!! I feel so sorry for everyone. I am sure some had their life savings in their RV and now it is all gone

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The Lord put you where you're supposed to be ?? The lord loves us and gave us free will you put yourself there stop blaming other people..

Can you imagine people with homes have way more trash then homeless camp

Koa the front door view to mother nater hard at work

Those poor horses were trapped in barns. Animals such as horses and cows do better running free.

Hello, humans

Thank goodness for the shelter….

Just devastating. I am damn near homeless, if I loose my vehicle I am done.n

Nobody can control the weather.

Soon as I hear "the lord" the video is getting a down vote.

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*I know I'm worried to death about those horses !*

So? Let them walk. Looks like they need it. Do people not realize that they are 100 lbs overweight???.

US needs fresh air

and no one watches the weather BEFORE they go on a holiday trip ?

Horrible what that horrid thing does .God's safety kept you out of there and Dawns Why I send up for 🙏🙏🙏of safety .Horrible what it does