Sweetwater OK, Tornado

Photo Courtesy of NSSL

Sweetwater OK, 16 May 1977, looking NE. The Mayfield OK tornado (described farther up this page) is shown at left later in its lifespan, near Sweetwater. A separate funnel cloud hangs low several miles to its SSW (right), beneath the supercell's flanking line. Although no known record of damage exists in association with this funnel, it is possible that the circulation extended to the ground.