Alaska tornado video

[Brandon Clement]

Here is a link to a vortex in Alaska. The video at 10% speed shows the vortex moving right through the camera. Thought this was pretty neat.

http://towerofstorms.net/pastwxevents/2005...laketornado.htm

 

[Francis Khoury]

Thanks for the link. Very cool shot!

 

[Andrew Khan]

That is really cool.

 

[Bill Hark]

Awesome video. I remember a photo of an Alaska tornado from Weatherwise Magazine about 20 years ago. I guess tornadoes are rare in that area.


Bill Hark

 

[michaelwmoss]

Looks like a weak tornado to me. Some people still believe that Alaska can not get tornadoes. This video shows otherwise

 

[Pedro C. Fernández]

Perhaps a landspout or waterspout? Interesting video...

 

[michaelwmoss]

With the dynamics of those Gulf Of Alaska type systems, I would think it was a weak F0 tornado.
On the other hand, Supercell-type storms are rare in Alaska so it could have very well been a non-supercell storm hence this would have been more of a landspout. Pretty good one though to crack the lens of the camera!!

 

[Craig Maire II]

wow

Awsome video! My take- Nonsupercell tornado that I would rate at the low end of F1 from what Ive seen and heard.

 

[michaelwmoss]

Was there other damage reported from the local area that was surveyed?

 

[joel ewing]

I'm having trouble loading that video. For two days now, even. Is it still available? Thanks