TORNADO PICTURES

Tornado 2
Tornado 2

Rowlett, TX Tornado
Rowlett, TX Tornado

Matador Tornado and Structure — Matador Tornado and Structure
Matador Tornado and Structure

Tornado near Wynnewood croses M3210 road spewing debris into the air — Wynnewood Tornado spews debris
Wynnewood Tornado spews debris

A tornado rips through a windfarm in the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge near Saddle mountain, OK November 7, 2011 — Wind Power
Wind Power

Rowlett, TX Tornado
Rowlett, TX Tornado

Tornado near Plains, KS
Tornado near Plains, KS

EF-4 Tornado near the town of Tipton, OK on the afternoon of November 7, 2011 — Tipton, OK Tornado
Tipton, OK Tornado

(Video Still) — Shawnee/Mcleod, OK Tornado May 24, 2011
Shawnee/Mcleod, OK Tornado May 24, 2011

Tornado northeast of Pampa, TX on November 16, 2015 — Texas sized wedge
Texas sized wedge

Tornado in Eva
Tornado in Eva

Sooner Rd and 134th — East Side
East Side

Dodge City, KS May 24, 2016 — Dodge City KS Tornado
Dodge City KS Tornado

Andover Tornado
Andover Tornado

Medford, OK Tornado — Tornado illuminated by Oil Refinery
Tornado illuminated by Oil Refinery

Ropeout of the Tipton, OK Tornado on November 7, 2011. We were approximately a little less than a mile away here — Rope out of Tipton Tornado
Rope out of Tipton Tornado

Harmon, IL Tornado
Harmon, IL Tornado

The Rowlett EF-4 Tornado impacts the city after dark on the evening of December 26, 2015 — Rowlett, TX Tornado
Rowlett, TX Tornado

Taken from Capital Hill Baptist Church — Moore, OK Tornado
Moore, OK Tornado

Medford, OK Tornado — Roping out
Roping out

Sulphur, OK Wedge Tornado on May 9, 2016. — Wedge Debris
Wedge Debris

The Bowdle, SD storm produced many tornadoes (we counted at least 10) including this beauty! May 22, 2010 in Edmunds County South Dakota — Bowdle South Dakota Tornado
Bowdle South Dakota Tornado

Bradshaw Tornado
Bradshaw Tornado

Get close, Shoot Wide. Northwest side of Mangum, OK on May 20, 2019. — Mangum, OK Tornado
Mangum, OK Tornado

The Silverton tornado looks kind of like an arrow temporarily — Arrow Shaped Tornado
Arrow Shaped Tornado

Cooperton
Cooperton

The Tipton EF-4 Tornado of November 7, 2011 — Tipton Tornado
Tipton Tornado

The sulphur tornado approaches US177 — Multi vortex
Multi vortex

Andover Tornado1
Andover Tornado1

Buffalo Springs Texas Tornado
Buffalo Springs Texas Tornado

Ropeout of Silverton Tornado — Ropeout of Silverton Tornado
Ropeout of Silverton Tornado

Looking southwest at the Sulphur Wedge — Looking SW
Looking SW

Silverton Texas Tornado on June 2, 2024 — Silverton Texas Tornado
Silverton Texas Tornado

Multi-vortex after first touchdown — Wynnewood Tornado
Wynnewood Tornado

Clarksville Tornado — Clarksville Tornado
Clarksville Tornado

Medford, OK Tornado — Mature Elephant Trunk
Mature Elephant Trunk

Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Tornado
Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Tornado

Cone Tornado
Cone Tornado

First_touchdown_of_Bradshaw_Tornado
First_touchdown_of_Bradshaw_Tornado

Amber Oklahoma Tornado
Amber Oklahoma Tornado

Sooner Rd and 134th — Over Sooner Road
Over Sooner Road

Dodge City, KS Tornado May 24, 2016 — Kansas Tornado
Kansas Tornado

Tornado near Bradshaw, NE on June 20, 2011 — Bradshaw, NE Tornado
Bradshaw, NE Tornado

Medford Tornado
Medford Tornado

Rowlett, TX Tornado
Rowlett, TX Tornado

(Video Still) — Tornado crosses I-40 and hits semi truck
Tornado crosses I-40 and hits semi truck

Tornado near Clarksville Texas — Tornado near Clarksville Texas
Tornado near Clarksville Texas

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Sequence_01.Still001

Debris being kicked up by a tornado near Bradshaw, NE on june 20, 2011 — Debris
Debris

Last Tornado
Last Tornado

Looking west at the train tracks towards the Moore, OK EF-5 Tornado — Moore Tornado at Broadway and 4th
Moore Tornado at Broadway and 4th

Eliasville Tornado
Eliasville Tornado

Harmon, IL Tornado
Harmon, IL Tornado

Tornado #2!
Tornado #2!

LaCrosse Kansas Tornado
LaCrosse Kansas Tornado

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Tornado_near_Mangum_Oklahoma

Roping out
Roping out

Looking west near Newcastle, large tornado — Bridge Creek Tornado
Bridge Creek Tornado

A roping out tornado near Wakita, OK on September 17, 2011. The tornado is not fully condensed anymore, but still doing damage as it stretches on the ground. — Orphan Tornado
Orphan Tornado

Medford, OK Tornado — Debris cloud visible
Debris cloud visible

Roping Out — Roping Out
Roping Out

(Video Still) — Chickasha, OK Tornado
Chickasha, OK Tornado

Selden Kansas Tornado
Selden Kansas Tornado

Andover Damage
Andover Damage

Joy Tornado
Joy Tornado

Earle AR Tornado — Earle AR Tornado
Earle AR Tornado

First touch down of the Dodge City, KS Tornadoes — Start of Epicness
Start of Epicness

Medford, OK Tornado — Medford Tornado
Medford Tornado

Pampa Wedge
Pampa Wedge

Wynnewood, Oklahoma Tornado — Wynnewood, Oklahoma Tornado
Wynnewood, Oklahoma Tornado

Beautiful tornado tears across a Texas landscape near Vernon, TX on April 23, 2021 — Vernon Texas, Tornado
Vernon Texas, Tornado

Brief Tornado northeast of Saddle Mountain
Brief Tornado northeast of Saddle Mountain

Saddle Mountain Oklahoma Tornado
Saddle Mountain Oklahoma Tornado

Tornado near Chester, OK on May 18, 2017. — Chester, OK Tornado
Chester, OK Tornado

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IMG_1827

Wynnewood tornado continues off to the east, leaving a trail of destruction behind it — Moving away to the east
Moving away to the east

Atoka Oklahoma Tornadoes
Atoka Oklahoma Tornadoes

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Pampa_Texas_Tornado-2

Medford, OK Tornado — Stovepipe/Elephant Trunk Stage
Stovepipe/Elephant Trunk Stage

Tornado near Wakita, OK on September 17, 2011 — Wakita Tornado
Wakita Tornado

Shawnee, OK Tornado May 24, 2011
Shawnee, OK Tornado May 24, 2011

(Video Still) — Chickasha, OK Tornado
Chickasha, OK Tornado

Tornado in Silverton, Texas on June 2, 2024 — Silverton Texas Tornado
Silverton Texas Tornado

The famous Bowdle, SD supercell producing one of it's prettiest tornadoes on May 22, 2010 — Bowdle
Bowdle

Osceola Nebraska Tornado
Osceola Nebraska Tornado

Second tornado
Second tornado

Big tornado near Pampa
Big tornado near Pampa

A wedge tornado in the Texas panhandle on November 16, 2015 — Wedge in the Dark
Wedge in the Dark

Near Gordon, TX — Large cone tornado
Large cone tornado

Video still from May 24, 2011 near Chickasha, OK. My favorite tornado of all time. — Chickasha, OK Tornado
Chickasha, OK Tornado

Picture off my cell phone of the Vernon TX Tornado — Cell phone tornado picture
Cell phone tornado picture

Eliasville Texas Tornado
Eliasville Texas Tornado

Tornado near Wakita
Tornado near Wakita

Dodge City, KS May 24, 2016 — Chrystal and Tornado
Chrystal and Tornado

(Video Still) — Chickasha, OK Tornado
Chickasha, OK Tornado

(Video Still) — Chickasha, OK Tornado
Chickasha, OK Tornado

Tornado near Silverton — Tornado near Silverton
Tornado near Silverton

Tornado approaching Moore Medical Center. Video still — Moore Medical Center
Moore Medical Center

Tornado near LaCrosse KS
Tornado near LaCrosse KS

Night Time Kansas Tornado
Night Time Kansas Tornado

Multiple Tornadoes
Multiple Tornadoes

Tornado near Bradshaw Nebraska
Tornado near Bradshaw Nebraska

Marlow, OK Tornado
Marlow, OK Tornado

Fat tornado near Osceola
Fat tornado near Osceola

Debris in the air as the tornado approaches Sooner Rd. Video Still — Just before it crossed Sooner Rd
Just before it crossed Sooner Rd

Olustee Oklahoma Tornado — Olustee Oklahoma Tornado
Olustee Oklahoma Tornado

A tornado near Tipton, OK on November 7, 2011. This tornado was rated EF-4 — Tipton
Tipton

Duke Oklahoma Tornado — Duke Oklahoma Tornado
Duke Oklahoma Tornado

Cromwell Oklahoma Tornado
Cromwell Oklahoma Tornado

Close up of Bradshaw Tornado
Close up of Bradshaw Tornado

Tornado near Waynoka — Tornado near Waynoka
Tornado near Waynoka

Cone Tornado in Kansas
Cone Tornado in Kansas

The Chickasha, OK tornado on May 24, 2011 just as it fully wedged out. — Chickasha, OK Tornado
Chickasha, OK Tornado

Taken from Capital Hill Baptist Church — Moore, OK Tornado
Moore, OK Tornado

Tornado near LaCrosse Kansas
Tornado near LaCrosse Kansas

Dodge City, KS Main Tornado #1 May 24, 2016 — Dodge City Kansas Tornado
Dodge City Kansas Tornado

First tornado near Plains, KS
First tornado near Plains, KS

Video still from Plains, KS wedge on 5/24/2015. We were very close to a mile wide tornado and it would not fit in the video frame! — I can’t fit it in the viewfinder
I can’t fit it in the viewfinder

FM2999 and Tornadic Storm — FM2999 and Tornadic Storm
FM2999 and Tornadic Storm

Silverton Tornado — Silverton Tornado
Silverton Tornado

Medford, OK Tornado — Tornado and Oil Rig
Tornado and Oil Rig

Carrot Tornado
Carrot Tornado

(Video Still) — Chickasha, OK Tornado
Chickasha, OK Tornado

Harmon, IL Tornado
Harmon, IL Tornado

Two night time tornadoes near LaCrosse, KS on May 25, 2012 — Two Tornadoes near LaCrosse Kansas
Two Tornadoes near LaCrosse Kansas

(Video Still) — Chickasha, OK Tornado
Chickasha, OK Tornado

Harmon, IL Tornado
Harmon, IL Tornado

Shawnee/Mcleod, OK Tornado May 24, 2011
Shawnee/Mcleod, OK Tornado May 24, 2011

Pampa Texas Tornado
Pampa Texas Tornado

Tornado forming along I-44 in Bridge Creek — Beginning of Bridge Creek tornado
Beginning of Bridge Creek tornado

Tornado and Oil Rig — Tornado and Oil Rig
Tornado and Oil Rig

Near Canadian, TX — Large Cone Tornado
Large Cone Tornado

Seiling OK Tornado — Seiling OK Tornado
Seiling OK Tornado

Shawnee/McLeod Tornado May 24, 2011 (Video Still) — Debris in air
Debris in air

The Dodge City tornado continues behind the scene of this destroyed home — Tornado over damaged home
Tornado over damaged home

Medford, OK Tornado — Thin Rope Stage
Thin Rope Stage

Waynoka Tornado — Waynoka Tornado
Waynoka Tornado

A violent tornado near Bradshaw, NE destroys a farm on June 20, 2011 — Farm Damage
Farm Damage

First touchdown of the Magnum, OK Tornado — Mangum, OK Tornado
Mangum, OK Tornado

Large tornado near Seiling, OK on May 18, 2017 — Seiling Wedge
Seiling Wedge

The Wynnewood/Katie, OK Tornado of May 9, 2016. I was pretty close at this point. — Close up of Katie Tornado
Close up of Katie Tornado

Bradshaw Tornado
Bradshaw Tornado

Ropeout of the Canadian, TX tornado on May 27, 2015 — Canadian, TX Ropeout
Canadian, TX Ropeout

Bowdle Tornado
Bowdle Tornado

Tornado crossing US60
Tornado crossing US60

Goshen County Wyoming Tornado
Goshen County Wyoming Tornado

Rope tornado near Wakita OK
Rope tornado near Wakita OK

Multi Vortex Stage
Multi Vortex Stage

The Chickasha, OK Tornado on May 24, 2011 just after it planted on the ground and just before it crossed US62 east of I-44 — Beginning of Chickasha Tornado
Beginning of Chickasha Tornado

Medford, OK Tornado — Power Flashes
Power Flashes

Custer City Wedge View
Custer City Wedge View

Tornado near Chester, OK on May 18, 2017 — Chester, OK Tornado
Chester, OK Tornado

Sooner Rd and 134th — East Side of Moore
East Side of Moore

Tornado near Alden on a rare November tornadic supercell in Oklahoma. November 7th, 2011 — Alden Oklahoma Tornado
Alden Oklahoma Tornado

A tornado near Eliasville, TX on May 17, 2013 — Eliasville, TX Tornado
Eliasville, TX Tornado

Eastern and 4th — Moore, OK EF5 Tornado
Moore, OK EF5 Tornado

Floyd County Tornado
Floyd County Tornado

Glowing white tornado with a red dirt cloud around it's base near Lockett, Texas on April 23, 2021. — Tornado near Lockett, Texas
Tornado near Lockett, Texas

Mapleton Iowa Tornado
Mapleton Iowa Tornado

Carrot shaped Bowdle, SD Tornado
Carrot shaped Bowdle, SD Tornado

Rope
Rope

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IMG_6451

Medford, OK Tornado — Touching down just north of the refinery
Touching down just north of the refinery

North of Silverton — North of Silverton
North of Silverton

Claude Texas Tornado
Claude Texas Tornado

McLeod/Shawnee, OK Tornado May 24, 2011 (Video Still) — Crossing I-40
Crossing I-40

Matador Texas Tornado — Matador Texas Tornado
Matador Texas Tornado

Baird Texas Tornado
Baird Texas Tornado

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IMG_6476

Elephant Trunk ropeout
Elephant Trunk ropeout

Just misses the tower
Just misses the tower

Mature Tornado
Mature Tornado

Sooner Rd and 134th — Approaching Sooner
Approaching Sooner

Cone Tornado near Bradshaw
Cone Tornado near Bradshaw

The Moore, Oklahoma Tornado of May 20th, 2013 near Sooner Rd and 134th — Sooner Rd
Sooner Rd

Osceola Tornado ropes out
Osceola Tornado ropes out

Tornado near Bradshaw, NE on June 20, 2011 — Nebraska Tornado
Nebraska Tornado

Sulphur Wedge approaching us — Wedge Approaching
Wedge Approaching

Tornado near Bradshaw, Nebraska
Tornado near Bradshaw, Nebraska

Nebraska Tornado
Nebraska Tornado

Medford, OK Tornado — Tornado and Oil Rig
Tornado and Oil Rig

Sulphur, Oklahoma Tornado on 5/9/2016 — Sulphur, OK Wedge
Sulphur, OK Wedge

Rowlett, TX Tornado
Rowlett, TX Tornado

May 24, 2011 Chickasha tornado transitions to wedge phase — Wedge Tornado
Wedge Tornado

A fat truncated cone with a drillbit near Olustee Oklahoma — Fat Drillbit Tornado
Fat Drillbit Tornado

Two Tornadoes at Once — Two Tornadoes at Once
Two Tornadoes at Once

Tornado along the Texas Oklahoma Border — Tornado along the Texas Oklahoma Border
Tornado along the Texas Oklahoma Border

One nice Hose
One nice Hose

Marlow Oklahoma Tornado
Marlow Oklahoma Tornado

Fall Tornado near Wakita, OK on September 17, 2011 — Tornado near Wakita, OK
Tornado near Wakita, OK

May 24, 2011 Tornado Outbreak — Chickasha, OK Tornado
Chickasha, OK Tornado

Tornado near Chester, OK on May 18, 2017 — Chester, OK Tornado
Chester, OK Tornado

Tipton Tornado
Tipton Tornado

The Plains, KS tornado of May 24, 2015 — Large mile wide wedge
Large mile wide wedge

Shawnee/Mcleod, OK Tornado May 24, 2011
Shawnee/Mcleod, OK Tornado May 24, 2011

Olustee Tornado — Olustee Tornado
Olustee Tornado

Tornado first formed. Taken from the AT&T store parking lot on the east side of I-35 at 19th street. — Looking west from I-35
Looking west from I-35

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IMG_6457

Rowlett, TX Tornado
Rowlett, TX Tornado

Tornado to cross the road shortly
Tornado to cross the road shortly

The Bradshaw, NE Tornado on June 20, 2011 — Bradshaw
Bradshaw

Tornado ongoing north of Silverton — Tornado ongoing north of Silverton
Tornado ongoing north of Silverton

Tornado roping out near Canadian, TX on May 27, 2015 — Canadian Ropeout
Canadian Ropeout

Clearly two tornadoes in this picture with the main one roping out and the secondary one in the foreground uncondensed — Clearly two tornadoes
Clearly two tornadoes

Tipton Tornado
Tipton Tornado

Tornadic Sky
Tornadic Sky

Seiling Oklahoma Tornado — Seiling Oklahoma Tornado
Seiling Oklahoma Tornado

Canadian, TX Tornado
Canadian, TX Tornado

Olustee Tornado — Olustee Tornado
Olustee Tornado

Medford, OK Tornado
Medford, OK Tornado

Medford, OK Tornado
Medford, OK Tornado

Tornado near Tipton
Tornado near Tipton

Sulphur, OK Tornado on May 9, 2013 — Close up of Sulphur Wedge
Close up of Sulphur Wedge

Bokchito Oklahoma Tornado
Bokchito Oklahoma Tornado

Alden Tornado
Alden Tornado

Harmon, IL Tornado
Harmon, IL Tornado

Video Still of the Chickasha Oklahoma wedge tornado May 24, 2011 — Wedge
Wedge

Multivortex Stage with violent vortices spinning around near the ground — Multivortex Tornado
Multivortex Tornado

Covington OK Tornado
Covington OK Tornado

Wedge northeast of Pampa, TX November 16, 2015 — Wedge near Pampa, TX
Wedge near Pampa, TX

A tornado near Medford, Oklahoma — Medford, OK Tornado
Medford, OK Tornado

Beautiful tornado rips through a corn field near Bradshaw, NE on June 20, 2011 — Bradshaw Tornado
Bradshaw Tornado

Chester, OK Tornado — Chester, OK Tornado
Chester, OK Tornado

Bradshaw tornado nears a cell phone tower
Bradshaw tornado nears a cell phone tower

El Dorado Oklahoma Tornado — El Dorado Oklahoma Tornado
El Dorado Oklahoma Tornado

Earle Arkansas Tornado — Earle Arkansas Tornado
Earle Arkansas Tornado

Clarksville Texas Tornado on April 4, 2025 — Clarksville Texas Tornado
Clarksville Texas Tornado

Tornado crosses US60 northeast of Pampa, TX after dark on November 16, 2015. This was on the first wedge producing storm of the night. This is a video still — Tornado crossing US60 east of Pampa, TX
Tornado crossing US60 east of Pampa, TX

Taken from Eastern and 4th — Impacting the city
Impacting the city

Eva High School and Tornado
Eva High School and Tornado

Sooner Rd and 134th — Crossing Sooner Road
Crossing Sooner Road

North of Gordon, TX — Stovepipe vorticy
Stovepipe vorticy

Cone Tornado near Olustee — Cone Tornado near Olustee
Cone Tornado near Olustee

Moore, OK EF-5 Tornado — Chasing us down 4th street
Chasing us down 4th street

Medford, OK Tornado — Oil Rig Tornado
Oil Rig Tornado

Willow OK Tornado
Willow OK Tornado

Rosston Oklahoma Tornado
Rosston Oklahoma Tornado

Wedge Tornado North of Sulphur, OK — Sulphur, OK Wedge
Sulphur, OK Wedge

Mangum Oklahoma Tornado
Mangum Oklahoma Tornado

Rowlett, TX Tornado
Rowlett, TX Tornado

Corning Iowa Tornado — Corning Iowa Tornado
Corning Iowa Tornado

A tornado rips through a wind farm in Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma November 7, 2011 — Wind Farm
Wind Farm

Medford, OK Tornado — Nearing the Oil Rig
Nearing the Oil Rig

(Video Still) — Chickasha, OK Tornado
Chickasha, OK Tornado

Medford, OK Tornado — Front lit by lightning
Front lit by lightning

Roping out
Roping out

This beast of a tornado churns through eastern Nebraska on June 20, 2011. It was rated EF-3 — Osceola, Nebraska Tornado
Osceola, Nebraska Tornado

Pampa TX Tornado
Pampa TX Tornado

Chickasha Tornado grows to a fat stovepipe before wedging out May 24, 2011 (Video Still) — Chickasha Tornado in Fat Stovepipe Phase
Chickasha Tornado in Fat Stovepipe Phase

Video Still (Video Still) — Chickasha Tornado hits a building
Chickasha Tornado hits a building

Wedge near Ensign, KS
Wedge near Ensign, KS

Tornado near Willow
Tornado near Willow

Cone Tornado near Silverton — Cone Tornado near Silverton
Cone Tornado near Silverton

Medford, OK Tornado — Lightning illuminates Medford, OK Tornado
Lightning illuminates Medford, OK Tornado

Wheeler Texas Tornado
Wheeler Texas Tornado

Actually two tornadoes at once in Dodge City, KS. I was busy changing a tire so I screwed up this shot (out of focus) — Tornado to our east
Tornado to our east

Meadow Texas Tornado
Meadow Texas Tornado

Clarksville Tornado — Clarksville Tornado
Clarksville Tornado

Big_Texas_Sized_Tornado
Big_Texas_Sized_Tornado

Dirty Kansas Cone
Dirty Kansas Cone

Moore, OK tornado after it first formed — Beginning of a Monster
Beginning of a Monster

(Video Still) — Shawnee/Mcleod, OK Tornado May 24, 2011
Shawnee/Mcleod, OK Tornado May 24, 2011

Oklahoma Storm Chaser Ben Holcomb is originally from Michigan and is now based in Oklahoma. He has been Storm Chasing 2007, logging more than 250,000 miles of driving and witnessing over 200 tornadoes.