Texas Panhandle Tornadoes

April 22, 2010

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Storm initiating.

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Wall cloud on Storm #1.

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First tornado (Storm #1) appears as a weak, truncated cone. RFD has eroded wall cloud area.

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First tornado begins to narrow as occlusion occurs.

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Second tornado (storm #1).

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As second tornado grew and started to move north of us, I considered moving north with it.

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Third tornado developed on Storm #2 as the tornado continued on Storm #1. We could see both simultaneously.

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Tornado #3 with dust and debris cloud.

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Tornado #3 becomes an elephant trunk.

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Near Jericho exit at I-40. Storm #2 produces another funnel.

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Yet another funnel on Storm #2.

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Mesocyclone structure on Storm #2.

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Large, bowl-shaped wall cloud on Storm #2, precursor to tornado #4.

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One vortex (right) from a multiple vortex tornado (#4) near Alanreed, TX.


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