Frank
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It was a year ago today, that the biggest Tornado in history touched down in El Reno, Oklahoma, killing four storm chasers. Remarkably, it was the first time any chaser was ever killed directly by a twister. Three of those chasers were from the TWISTEX team headed by the most renowned and respected chaser on the road, Tim Samaras, his son Paul and Carl Young. The 2.6 mile wide monster tore an unpredictable path that threw many chasers off guard. The Weather Channel's team headed by Mike Bettes were caught, but managed to survive. It went for just over 16 miles and lasted 40 minutes.
Here's a satellite image of the footprint it left on the landscape:
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Many videos were taken of this beast.
To the north of the funnel cloud we have the Australian Daniel Shaw, who got stopped just shy of where the Tornado would cross the highway before dissipating. From 29:25 to 45:30 you will see his footage of the tornado from beginning to about the midpoint. Once he gets onto Interstate 40, it takes only a few minutes driving east before he has to stop and an 18 wheeler coming up behind him is overturned by the outer winds of the storm at 53:25.
Here's a satellite image of the footprint it left on the landscape:
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Many videos were taken of this beast.
To the north of the funnel cloud we have the Australian Daniel Shaw, who got stopped just shy of where the Tornado would cross the highway before dissipating. From 29:25 to 45:30 you will see his footage of the tornado from beginning to about the midpoint. Once he gets onto Interstate 40, it takes only a few minutes driving east before he has to stop and an 18 wheeler coming up behind him is overturned by the outer winds of the storm at 53:25.