StephenHenry
EF3
This is my way of daring the fall season to mess up my list. Couldn't hurt right?
Just because I love ranking things, here's my top ten list of tornadoes for 2016. Goes without saying, but my ranking is pretty arbitrary and leans heavily towards those with good daylight video. For the record, I only saw 1 of these.
10) Mayfield, KY (May 10)
Not that memorable of a tornado in general, and it could easily get bumped out of the top 10 (I dare you fall season). But it was not bad for Kentucky, and there were some compelling close-pass videos as it moved through town.
9) Eva, OK (April 15)
My first, but not only, regret of the season, as I couldn't chase this day. I can only imagine that the parent supercell was a joy to chase as it paralleled Hwy 54. Lots of people got shots of a nice smooth trunk and interesting scuddy, dancing vortices out of this family.
8) Tulsa, OK (March 30)
Watching the live chopper video of this relatively weak tornado move through the suburbs was really harrowing. There were points where it gave shades of the Fridley, MN tornado with some helical hints and intense rising motion at the ground.
7) Dolores, Uruguay (April 15)
This thing was pretty beastly, and gave several intense close up videos as well as the "Rochelle Interstate Pass" shot of the year. Unfortunately this was also one of the more destructive of the year as well.
6) Aliceville, AL (February 2)
My second favorite wedge of the year. Kelly's shot near the prison reminds me of a lot of tornado dreams when I was a kid.
5) Maysan, Iraq (April 14)
Does it say something about our season that I have 2 international tornadoes on the list? I don't know. But I will admit, I'm totally a sucker for high-based, strong, single-suction tornadoes. The video near the oil refinery is really amazing.
4) Abilene/Chapman, KS (May 25)
This one has bumped up more and more as additional video has been posted. As usual, it's hard to beat the multiple intercepts video from the Chroniques Chaotiques guys. But so many people got really stunning footage of this one.
3) Wray, CO (May 7)
This is the one top 10 on the list that I was able to see. Again, as a lover of high-based single-suction tornadoes, this was an absolute dream come true. So much amazing footage came out of this one from all angles, including drone (totally jealous).
2) Dodge City family (May 24)
My biggest regret of the season is missing most of this week because of work trips (but hey I flew over the storms a couple times). What more can be said about this family that hasn't already? North-moving cyclers like this supercell are absolutely amazing, and I hope to see one like this (not Greensburg) sometime soon. The lighting and contrast on those tornadoes was about as exquisite as you will ever seen.
1) Wynnewood-Sulphur, OK (May 9)
It might be cheating to lump both of these very distinct tornadoes together for the number 1, but that's how I'm gonna do it. Dick McGowan, Scott Peake, Hank Schyma, had the videos I rewatched more than any others this year. And then the Sulphur wedge and storm structure was the #1 wedge of the year. I don't see how this family is not a new modern classic.
What are everyone else's favorites this year?? What did I miss in my list?
Just because I love ranking things, here's my top ten list of tornadoes for 2016. Goes without saying, but my ranking is pretty arbitrary and leans heavily towards those with good daylight video. For the record, I only saw 1 of these.
10) Mayfield, KY (May 10)
Not that memorable of a tornado in general, and it could easily get bumped out of the top 10 (I dare you fall season). But it was not bad for Kentucky, and there were some compelling close-pass videos as it moved through town.
9) Eva, OK (April 15)
My first, but not only, regret of the season, as I couldn't chase this day. I can only imagine that the parent supercell was a joy to chase as it paralleled Hwy 54. Lots of people got shots of a nice smooth trunk and interesting scuddy, dancing vortices out of this family.
8) Tulsa, OK (March 30)
Watching the live chopper video of this relatively weak tornado move through the suburbs was really harrowing. There were points where it gave shades of the Fridley, MN tornado with some helical hints and intense rising motion at the ground.
7) Dolores, Uruguay (April 15)
This thing was pretty beastly, and gave several intense close up videos as well as the "Rochelle Interstate Pass" shot of the year. Unfortunately this was also one of the more destructive of the year as well.
6) Aliceville, AL (February 2)
My second favorite wedge of the year. Kelly's shot near the prison reminds me of a lot of tornado dreams when I was a kid.
5) Maysan, Iraq (April 14)
Does it say something about our season that I have 2 international tornadoes on the list? I don't know. But I will admit, I'm totally a sucker for high-based, strong, single-suction tornadoes. The video near the oil refinery is really amazing.
4) Abilene/Chapman, KS (May 25)
This one has bumped up more and more as additional video has been posted. As usual, it's hard to beat the multiple intercepts video from the Chroniques Chaotiques guys. But so many people got really stunning footage of this one.
3) Wray, CO (May 7)
This is the one top 10 on the list that I was able to see. Again, as a lover of high-based single-suction tornadoes, this was an absolute dream come true. So much amazing footage came out of this one from all angles, including drone (totally jealous).
2) Dodge City family (May 24)
My biggest regret of the season is missing most of this week because of work trips (but hey I flew over the storms a couple times). What more can be said about this family that hasn't already? North-moving cyclers like this supercell are absolutely amazing, and I hope to see one like this (not Greensburg) sometime soon. The lighting and contrast on those tornadoes was about as exquisite as you will ever seen.
1) Wynnewood-Sulphur, OK (May 9)
It might be cheating to lump both of these very distinct tornadoes together for the number 1, but that's how I'm gonna do it. Dick McGowan, Scott Peake, Hank Schyma, had the videos I rewatched more than any others this year. And then the Sulphur wedge and storm structure was the #1 wedge of the year. I don't see how this family is not a new modern classic.
What are everyone else's favorites this year?? What did I miss in my list?
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