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Project Vortex-99. An occluded mesocyclone tornado rated an F3 by an NWS damagesurvey. Occluded means old circulation on a storm; this tornado was formingwhile the new circulation was beginning to form the tornadoes which preceededthe F5 Oklahoma City tornado. Photo #1 of sequence.
Credit
OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)
Display Date
3-May-99
Location
Oklahoma, 10 mi. south of Anadarko
Collection
NSSL
Tornadoes
Keywords
Tornadoes