Cordell OK, Tornado

Photo Courtesy of NSSL

Cordell OK, 22 May 1981, looking N. A gust front from the parent thunderstorm hit the bottom part of the tornado vortex and moved it aside to the right. This tornado -- the subject of some classic film footage used in many tornado videos and documentaries -- produced F1 damage earlier in its lifespan and dissipated shortly after this picture was snapped.