Project Vortex-99: Occluded mesocyclone tornado (NOAA/unidentified fotog)

    Public Domain. Credit: OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) via [pingnews].

    Project Vortex-99. Occluded mesocyclone tornado. Occluded means old circulation on a storm; this tornado was forming while the new circulation was beginning to form the tornadoes which preceeded the F5 Oklahoma City tornado. Photo #3 of sequence.

    Image ID: nssl0210, NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Collection
    Location: 7 miles south of Anadarko, Oklahoma
    Photo Date: May 3, 1999
    Credit: OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)

    Comments and faves

    1. ★

      harleyannie, Greg Bal Images, métrogirl, ThePhoenix101, and 111 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. susiep94115 (63 months ago | reply)

      Wow - beautiful and terrifying at the same time.

    3. harleyannie (63 months ago | reply)

      WOW Awesome.

    4. Dave Pickett (63 months ago | reply)

      nice timing eh.

      cheers

    5. Photoguayre (63 months ago | reply)

      wowwwwwww it´s so spectacular !!!!!!!

      Your excellent photo deserves a Tornado Award.

      Come and join us. Post your best photos here, and award others.

    6. girlguyed (63 months ago | reply)

      Whoa !!!
      Your excellent photo deserves a Tornado Award.

    7. Greg Bal Images (63 months ago | reply)

      Your excellent photo deserves a Tornado Award.

    8. bitzcelt (63 months ago | reply)

      I guess this is legit to give to this photo.
      Your excellent photo deserves a Tornado Award.

    9. métrogirl (63 months ago | reply)

      This is beyond awesome...I sometimes live in an area in the
      Tornado belt and have never seen one as fierce as this beast...
      Stunning capture of nature's fury.
      You should be the next icon in this group...! ! !

      Your excellent photo deserves a Tornado Award.

    10. Kuby! (63 months ago | reply)

      Your excellent photo deserves a Tornado Award.

      Only fitting to give a Tornado Award to a Tornado Image! :o)

    11. tashezzie (63 months ago | reply)

      Wow! Nice capture! Saw it on Explore

    12. RED LENSES (63 months ago | reply)

      Your excellent photo deserves a Tornado Award.

    13. pingnews.com (63 months ago | reply)

      Thanks everyone!

    14. december_snowdrift (63 months ago | reply)

      What other award could you give this shot!

      Your excellent photo deserves a Tornado Award.

    15. Ottie (62 months ago | reply)

      Wow! Amazing shot, pretty scary!

    16. Kirpernicus (62 months ago | reply)

      Powerful capture!

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Eye Candy!, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    17. risemeagain© (62 months ago | reply)

      Look cool.

    18. aberdidi (62 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called P1F1 - Post 1, Fav 1 (Fav BEFORE posting), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    19. ancama_99(toni) (62 months ago | reply)

      ** From the P1F1P1F1 group**

    20. emblatame (Ron) (62 months ago | reply)

      Amazing photo. I am glad we don't get tornadoes. (Ron - contacts phorts).

    21. claimsman (62 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic photo. Here in Southern California we live with earthquakes. They are also very, very scary.

    22. StevenM_61 (62 months ago | reply)

      This tornado was probably produced by the same supercell storm that produced the infamous F-5 Oklahoma City tornado.

    23. Special Angels Photography( Tumbleweed) (61 months ago | reply)

      amazing wow what a photo

      This masterpiece is one of my favorites in: Only The Best Group

    24. Deeuk32 (61 months ago | reply)

      like this.

      This masterpiece is one of my favorites in: Only The Best

    25. ComputerHotline (57 months ago | reply)

      Hello

      This photo should be used in class, at school !

      Please add your photo to Photos pour l'école / Photos for school
      Read the group rules first.

      You can add this photo in more groupes :
      www.flickr.com/groups/98342214@N00/
      www.flickr.com/groups/stormchasers/
      www.flickr.com/groups/museumofdust/
      www.flickr.com/groups/95768471@N00/
      www.flickr.com/groups/weather/
      www.flickr.com/groups/stormgroup/
      www.flickr.com/groups/45449309@N00/
      www.flickr.com/groups/stormchaser/

    26. Malbonster (53 months ago | reply)

      Public Domain. Credit: OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) via [pingnews].

      Project Vortex-99. Occluded mesocyclone tornado. Occluded means old circulation on a storm; this tornado was forming while the new circulation was beginning to form the tornadoes which preceeded the F5 Oklahoma City tornado. Photo #3 of sequence.

      --
      [discovered in the photophlow main room and tumblogged] (?)

    27. Ekeynox (53 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Fluids in Motion, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    28. cool199844 (52 months ago | reply)

      Well done

    29. Patron Saint PR (51 months ago | reply)

      This image was used on the Radio2020 Blog. You can view the post at this URL:
      radio2020.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/oncoming-s torm-mandato...
      If you wish any changes to the attribution please notify us so that we may implement them. Thanks for using Creative Commons!

    30. NebraskaSC (51 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Oklahoma Thunderstorms, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    31. jasperroz (51 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic shot.

      Seen in Oklahoma Thunderstorms
      Please tag your photo "Oklahoma Thunderstorms"

    32. C4T4 (51 months ago | reply)

      Complimenti da Girandole e Spirali!
      Mi farebbe piacere condividere la tua foto nel mio gruppo.
      GIRANDOLE E SPIRALI
      Se vuoi , invia la tua bella immagine e commentane almeno una.

      Compliments from: Windmills & Spirals!
      Please post this beautiful image to the group and comment on 1.

    33. NebraskaSC (51 months ago | reply)

      Another Incredible Capture!


      Seen in Oklahoma Thunderstorms
      Please tag your photo "Oklahoma Thunderstorms"

    34. Marvin Bredel (51 months ago | reply)

      Great tornado capture!

      Seen in Oklahoma Thunderstorms
      Please tag your photo "Oklahoma Thunderstorms"

    35. keith_erwood (50 months ago | reply)

      hi,

      Used this photo on my blog.

      You can see the post and the photo here :
      disasterpreparednessblog.com/2008/05/tornado- safety.html

      Thanks for using creative commons.

    36. global trucker (49 months ago | reply)

      Hauntingly beautiful and dramatic shot.

    37. Paulinho--- (48 months ago | reply)

      great !!!


      You are definitely a Sky Chaser!
      Please add & join
      Sky Chasers

    38. Simon (47 months ago | reply)

      We loved this image so much we used it to illustrate an article about whirlwinds on the Isle of Wight.

      Thanks very much. VentnorBlog

    39. NebraskaSC (40 months ago | reply)


      Please post your amazing photo to Tornado Alley USA
      Please tag your photo "Tornado Alley USA      "

    40. Mary Anne Rice (19 months ago | reply)

      Thank you for the CC photo! We used it to illustrate our story about the tornado in Rice, Texas: personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2010/10/25/r ice-texas/

    41. Buttons0603 (15 months ago | reply)

      Awesome! Beautiful and scary at the same time...

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