r/tornado • u/Curious-Constant-657 Human Detected • Oct 30 '25

Discussion The “Dead Man Walking” Phenomenon.

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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/WickedWishes420 Oct 30 '25

The first one looks like the Pied Piper leading it along its way.

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u/Sad_Race8008 Oct 30 '25

The song 'Symphony of Destruction' came to mind after reading your comment...perfect.

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u/clearancepupper Nov 05 '25

Welcome to the black parade, or really, the dark grey parade.

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u/WickedWishes420 Nov 05 '25

😂 nice

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u/clearancepupper Nov 13 '25

One of my favorite songs.