Incredible Areal View of Tornado Damage in WY Mountains

[Adam Lucio]

The tornado occurred back in June, but I just stumbled across the article today, the video is pretty awesome.

If you ever wanted to prove to someone a tornado can move through mountains, this is probably the best example I have seen on video

Check Out the Damage a Tornado Did to Wyoming's Powder River Pass

 

[kevin-palmer]

I drove over that pass last week and the damage was very noticeable by the highway. The Bighorn Mountains have a history of damaging tornadoes: SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES IN THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS OF WYOMING

On the same day I watched another supercell roll out of the northern Bighorns, which produced several funnel clouds.

Ranchester Funnel by Kevin Palmer, on Flickr

I don't think I'd want to actually be in the mountains during a tornado, it would be scary having trees come down all around you.

 

[George Sargeant]

Speaking of tornadoes coming off the Wyoming mountains, I caught this one purely by accident during my 2015 chase. It wasn't even my target - I stopped at a rest area along I-25, a storm popped nearby while
I was there, and it unexpectedly dropped a weak, brief tornado.

 

[Jeff House]

Thanks Adam. April 27, 2011 the ridges in the Southeast impacted by strong tornadoes looked just like that. Strong tornadoes plow through like a buzz saw.

 

[Dan Robinson]

I have always wanted to track down Fujita's photos of the 1974 Super Outbreak paths across the WV mountains. Some of the tracks crossed gorges and peaks at least 5,000 in elevation difference with steep slopes. That area is heavily forested, so the path visuals should be pretty dramatic. One of the items on a to-do list that I've never been able to get around to.

 

[Joe Cameron]

I have always wanted to track down Fujita's photos of the 1974 Super Outbreak paths across the WV mountains. Some of the tracks crossed gorges and peaks at least 5,000 in elevation difference with steep slopes. That area is heavily forested, so the path visuals should be pretty dramatic. One of the items on a to-do list that I've never been able to get around to.

Even after 40 years ?
I found a map of them 1974 Super Outbreak