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Project Vortex-99

Description

Project Vortex-99. Occluded mesocyclone tornado.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 #2 of sequence.

Credit

OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)

Display Date

3-May-99

Location

Oklahoma 8 miles south of Anadarko

Collection

NSSL
Tornadoes

Keywords

Tornadoes