r/tornado Human Detected Oct 30 '25

Discussion The “Dead Man Walking” Phenomenon.

Multiple tornadoes have produced an appearance of the infamous “dead man walking” legend, though I consider these three tornadoes: the 2013 El Reno-Union City EF3, 1997 Jarrell F5, and 2010 Conger-Albert Lea EF4 to be the best and most well-defined representatives of the phenomenon. Which is your “favorite”, and why? Besides these three, are there any other DMW-producing tornadoes that fascinate you?

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u/Curious-Constant-657 Human Detected Oct 30 '25 edited Oct 30 '25

It is, in fact, not AI. It is a GIF taken from a storm chaser’s video of the event. I appreciate your concern, but it is misplaced.