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A tornado found in Oklahoma on May 22, 1981 where the dust and debris cloud can be seen forming at the surface.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This tornado is in its later stage and was captured in Seymour, Texas on April 10, 1979.
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On June 2, 1995, this tornado showed up just south of Dimmitt, Texas.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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Alfalfa, Oklahoma saw this tornado on May 22, 1981.
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This tornado, from May 3, 1999, formed from the old part of a thunderstorm system while the new part was being formed. This is called an occluded tornado. It was spotted seven miles south of Anadarko, Oklahoma.
Courtesy of OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This photo of a tornado in its early stage of formation was taken in Union City, Oklahoma on May 24, 1973.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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A different shot of the tornado from Union City in its early stage of formation.
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Here is the development of the previous photo as it shows the same tornado but in its later stage.
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Friends and neighbors try to remove debris around the remains of a farmhouse after the tornado that hit Union City, Oklahoma on May 24th, 1973.
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This is another shot of the damage caused by the tornado in Union City.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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Tornadoes can form over water as well as land. When they form over water, it is called a waterspout. Key West, FL had a waterspout form on July 17, 2002.
Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Key West/ Brandon Bolinski |
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A tornado that was traveling over the open ground of a farm in Carteret County, NC on June 7, 2004.
Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Newport/Morehead City, NC |
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A weak tornado that was seen in Southeast Colorado.
Courtesy of University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Photo by Linda Lusk |
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Damage to the roof of this condo was part of a weak (F0) tornado that swept through Cocoa Beach, Florida in February of 2008.
Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Melbourne, FL |
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This home was damaged by a strong tornado (F3) that ripped through Deland, FL on February 2, 2007.
Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Melbourne, FL |
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A tornado found in Oklahoma on May 22, 1981 where the dust and debris cloud can be seen forming at the surface.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This tornado is in its later stage and was captured in Seymour, Texas on April 10, 1979.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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On June 2, 1995, this tornado showed up just south of Dimmitt, Texas.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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Alfalfa, Oklahoma saw this tornado on May 22, 1981.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This tornado, from May 3, 1999, formed from the old part of a thunderstorm system while the new part was being formed. This is called an occluded tornado. It was spotted seven miles south of Anadarko, Oklahoma.
Courtesy of OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This photo of a tornado in its early stage of formation was taken in Union City, Oklahoma on May 24, 1973.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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A different shot of the tornado from Union City in its early stage of formation.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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Here is the development of the previous photo as it shows the same tornado but in its later stage.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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Friends and neighbors try to remove debris around the remains of a farmhouse after the tornado that hit Union City, Oklahoma on May 24th, 1973.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This is another shot of the damage caused by the tornado in Union City.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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Tornadoes can form over water as well as land. When they form over water, it is called a waterspout. Key West, FL had a waterspout form on July 17, 2002.
Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Key West/ Brandon Bolinski |
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A tornado that was traveling over the open ground of a farm in Carteret County, NC on June 7, 2004.
Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Newport/Morehead City, NC |
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A weak tornado that was seen in Southeast Colorado.
Courtesy of University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Photo by Linda Lusk |
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Damage to the roof of this condo was part of a weak (F0) tornado that swept through Cocoa Beach, Florida in February of 2008.
Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Melbourne, FL |
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This home was damaged by a strong tornado (F3) that ripped through Deland, FL on February 2, 2007.
Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Melbourne, FL |
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A tornado seen in Oklahoma on May 22, 1981. The cloud at the bottom is made of dust and debris.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This tornado was found in Seymour, Texas on April 10, 1979. It has fully formed.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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A picture of a tornado from June 2, 1995 near Dimmitt, Texas.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This tornado was seen on May 22, 1981 in Alfalfa, Oklahoma.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This tornado formed from an old part of a thunderstorm near Anadarko, Oklahoma.
Courtesy of OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This tornado photo was taken in Union City, Oklahoma on May 24, 1973.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This is a different shot of the tornado from the previous photo. It is still forming.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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Here is the development of the previous photo as it shows the same tornado but in its later stage.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This is a farmhouse that was damaged by the tornado in the three previous photos.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This photo shows more damage from the same tornado in the last four photos.
Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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A photo of a tornado over water. This was seen in Key West, FL on July 17, 2002.
Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Key West/ Brandon Bolinski |
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A tornado traveling near a farm in North Carolina in June of 2004.
Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Newport/Morehead City, NC |
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A weak tornado that was seen in Southeast Colorado.
Courtesy of University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Photo by Linda Lusk |
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This roof was damaged by a weak tornado in Florida.
Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Melbourne, FL |
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This home was damaged by a strong tornado on February 2, 2007. The tornado was in Florida.
Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Melbourne, FL |
