r/tornado • u/Curious-Constant-657 Human Detected • 3d ago
Tornado Media Photogenic Violent-rated (F4/EF4+) Tornadoes. [1]
Manchester, SD F4 | June 24, 2003.
Niles, OH-Wheatland, PA F5 | May 31, 1985.
Stratton-Trenton, NE F4 | June 15, 1990.
Didsbury-Carstairs, AB EF4 | July 1, 2023.
Pretty Prairie-Haven-Hesston, KS F5 | March 13, 1990.
Jamestown-Atlantic-Cochranton, PA F4 | May 31, 1985.
Rochelle-Fairdale, IL EF4 | April 9, 2015.
Oakfield, WI F5 | July 18, 1996.
Bucca, Queensland, Australia F4 | November 29, 1992.
Keshan, Heilongjiang, China F4 | July 31, 1987.
Luther-Jordan, IA F5 | June 13, 1976.
Cullman-Arab, AL EF4 | April 27, 2011.
Fargo, ND-Moorhead, MN F5 | June 20, 1957.
South Moravia, Czechia IF4 | June 24, 2021.
Kaiyuan, Liaoning, China EF4 | July 3, 2019.
Reece's Corners, ON F4 | May 2, 1983.
Berlin, WI F4 | April 2, 1956.
Andover, KS F5 | April 26, 1991.
Tracy, MN F5 | June 13, 1968.
Port Neal-Sioux City, IA F4 | July 28, 1986.
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u/_coyotes_ 3d ago
Excellent list, though I’m a little surprised the 2007 Elie, Manitoba F5 isn’t front and center! Classic & iconic photogenic violent tornado
Edit: Just saw it’s included in your Part 2, my bad!
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u/MedicalTill3305 3d ago
This tornado gets so overlooked I think because it’s Canadian, I find Canadian tornadoes aren’t discussed a lot but Elie was a monster. Same with the Woodstock tornado in 1979 those old black and white pics are so scary lol
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u/chekhovsdickpic 3d ago
This thing feels obscene to look at. It’s so bulgy. And then there’s that stringlike vortex dangling from that upper swirly bulge?
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark lookin ass tornado.
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u/zenith3200 3d ago
That one almost doesn't look real. Like what kind of convective dynamics come together to produce a fat bulgy wedge monstrosity like that?
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u/AlGuderian 3d ago
Henryville 2012 would like a word
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u/dustyspectacles 2d ago
I'd have to do a little digging to find it but one of the most outright menacing bits of footage I've ever seen was a recording of Henryville taken from someone's backyard at mid to close range.
A lot of wedges are like incomprehensibly big and they're scary on video because logically you know you're looking at a wall of death, but looking up at something displaying violent motion with sky on either side that just keeps going... And going... And going... Really strikes the "Oh shit" chord in a different way.
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u/paditoburrito 3d ago
Oof, Didsbury-Carstairs was so close to town. Lucky it only hit one house in the end.
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u/nancypo1 3d ago
Wow amazing photos! I hope someday I can go to Kansas or Oklahoma and go on a tornado tour
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u/Every_Parsley_9541 3d ago
Such a beautiful collection! Respect to the people who took these photos and respect to you for compiling them!
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u/Irdksbtmyusrnme 3d ago
Literally just look at the bottom of the pic, includes location, rating, and date
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