May 24th, 2011 Canton, OK Violent Tornado
Last Updated on Monday, 04 July 2011 23:09 Written by Roger Hill
May 24th certainly lived up to its High Risk billing. Supercells exploded along the dryline in western Oklahoma and quickly became violent. Numerous EF3 - EF4 tornadoes occured with various supercells. We intercepted the Canton storm, which produced 3 tornadoes we could verify. Then we dropped south to Oklahoma City and intercepted two more storms that produced tornadoes as well. My heart goes out to all those who suffered personal losses this day. If you haven't gotten involved or donated to the local Red Cross/or other agencies, please do so!
Click on an image for a larger pic. Also, below is a Youtube video from the Canton tornadic supercell.
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| Canton, supercell 20 minutes before tornadogenesis. | Funnel cloud forms as rapid rotation occurs. |
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| Stout elephant trunk tornado. | Widens into wedge tornado. |
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| Tight shot with the WELCOME TO CANTON sign. | North of town the tornado is mostly rain wrapped. |
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| Off to the northeast another tornado forms (video grab). | Another shot of the tornado east of us now. |
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| Rope out of the Canton tornado. | Another slender tornado north of Shawnee, OK as we blasted towards OKC area. |
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