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Updraft base of the developing tornadic supercell over Norman. The first tornado damage was already beginning with a circulation barely noticeable on the left side of this image.
Date/Time: 2010:05:10 17:44:28
Updraft base of the developing tornadic supercell over Norman. The first tornado damage was already beginning with a circulation barely noticeable on the left side of this image.
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A few minutes after the first shot, the funnel cloud has become pretty well defined, and debris is visible at ground level.
Date/Time: 2010:05:10 17:49:26
A few minutes after the first shot, the funnel cloud has become pretty well defined, and debris is visible at ground level.
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Wide view of the tornado and mesocyclone structure.
Date/Time: 2010:05:10 17:49:50
Wide view of the tornado and mesocyclone structure.
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Intensifying tornado just before it passed north of our neighborhood by about 1 mile. The damage near this time appeared to be EF2 along SE 84th St.
Date/Time: 2010:05:10 17:51:06
Intensifying tornado just before it passed north of our neighborhood by about 1 mile. The damage near this time appeared to be EF2 along SE 84th St.
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The tornado became larger and more intense as it moved over the west end of Lake Thunderbird, to the N-NNE of our house.
Date/Time: 2010:05:10 17:51:36
The tornado became larger and more intense as it moved over the west end of Lake Thunderbird, to the N-NNE of our house.
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Wide angle view of the strong tornado and wall cloud/clear slot.
Date/Time: 2010:05:10 17:51:52
Wide angle view of the strong tornado and wall cloud/clear slot.
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The tornado continued to widen and appeared to be near maximum intensity near this time (over the lake, fortunately).
Date/Time: 2010:05:10 17:52:00
The tornado continued to widen and appeared to be near maximum intensity near this time (over the lake, fortunately).
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We took a few minutes to reposition for a better view away from the thicker trees, settling on the south side of the Lake Thunderbird dam. At this time, the strong tornado is moving off the lake, with a large spray plume impacting the NE part of the dam.
Date/Time: 2010:05:10 17:57:46
We took a few minutes to reposition for a better view away from the thicker trees, settling on the south side of the Lake Thunderbird dam. At this time, the strong tornado is moving off the lake, with a large spray plume impacting the NE part of the dam.
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This view is about what it looked like (distance-wise) to the naked eye. The tornado continues to cause damage, and strong rear-flank downdraft winds continue to whip up spray off the lake.
Date/Time: 2010:05:10 17:57:58
This view is about what it looked like (distance-wise) to the naked eye. The tornado continues to cause damage, and strong rear-flank downdraft winds continue to whip up spray off the lake.
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The lake remained covered in white caps after the tornado began to move away.
Date/Time: 2010:05:10 17:58:16
The lake remained covered in white caps after the tornado began to move away.
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The tornado fades from our view to the ENE. Around this time, a new tornado was already in progress to our ESE (couldn't see anything with poor visibility/trees). This new tornado would end up damaging the "Country Boy" grocery store on the so
Date/Time: 2010:05:10 17:59:46
The tornado fades from our view to the ENE. Around this time, a new tornado was already in progress to our ESE (couldn't see anything with poor visibility/trees). This new tornado would end up damaging the "Country Boy" grocery store on the south side of hwy 9 a few miles from our location, before merging with the Norman tornado.
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Severe tree damage near the Little Axe school complex, just N of hwy 9. This looks like it's potentially EF3 damage which likely occurred near the time of my last tornado image.
Date/Time: 2010:05:16 18:01:22
Severe tree damage near the Little Axe school complex, just N of hwy 9. This looks like it's potentially EF3 damage which likely occurred near the time of my last tornado image.
