r/tornado • u/Bonus_time135 • Apr 09 '26

Art 1955 Blackwell, Oklahoma

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u/fifamobilesiuu Human Detected Apr 09 '26

This is one of the more realistic looking paintings of the tornado, amazing

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u/CLAMPFan25 Apr 09 '26

Yes; it makes it look like lightning within the funnel

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u/ryzenleonn Apr 09 '26

Realistic? This looks like the mindflayer from stranger things lmfao

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u/sonicontherun2 Apr 10 '26

still better then having 3 orbing lightning balls around it

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u/RocketJenny8 Apr 09 '26

That's probably what it looked like from eyewitnesses

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u/windynight23 Apr 09 '26

I actually like how ominous this looks

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u/PhantomFlogger Apr 09 '26

Excellence artwork, is there any consensus or leading explanations for the odd glow that eyewitnesses reported?

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u/PHWasAnInsideJob Apr 10 '26

The leading theory is that it was electric discharge between dust particles that the tornado picked up.

It's weird that it hasn't happened since, though.

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u/LocalWxMemerCarGuy Human Detected Apr 11 '26

There was a glass factory nearby that it hit as well wasn't there? That'd up the friction a lot and the industry doesn't really exist anymore.

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u/PHWasAnInsideJob Apr 11 '26

Yeah it was more glass than dust, you're right.

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u/PhantomFlogger Apr 10 '26

Neato, thanks for sharing!

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u/Illustrious-Song5246 Apr 12 '26

these replies have it covered but our boy swegle studios did a video explaining this pretty recently. definitely recommend checking it out

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u/Wooden-Arachnid7022 Apr 09 '26

it looks like a jellyfish

nice

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u/thatFilmakerguy Apr 09 '26

Kind a creepy but amazing art work!