Justin E. Reed
EF3
This tornado was the very first one I could remember, I was only 4 at the time, and since then, I have always questioned, pondered, and wondered about this beast. Lets go ahead and establish the well-known. It was a classic, long-track tornado, as it was on the ground for about an hour and ten minutes and for close to 46 miles, not too shabby. Most of its time it spent as either F-2 or F-3, but by the time it moved into S. Wichita/Haysville, solid F-3. Then it slid its way into McConnell AFB, and the show started. Video shows it making all sorts of weird figures, especially at 45 to almost 50 degree bend mid way thru the funnel. Anyways, it makes it way thru the housing area causing a whole lotta shat. As it passes behind the 3 or 4 story barracks, you can see, just barely, multiple vorticies rotating around it. This is where my questions start. Why did suddenly at least 5 of them just show up basically, at this point it was approaching F-4 strength. Is there any footage showing the complete transition from single vortex to the wedge monster? It heads for Andover, my god what motion it produced, let alone peeking out its large multiple vorticies. Debris is just being shot out ahead of it, and almost appears to snap back towards it, and throw around the backside, like a teatherball. From there, I have yet to see any further footage than was taken from the angle by the Terradyne Country Club, any more exist? I'm looking for every scrap of footage I can possibly get, hell, I'll buy some as well from some people if thats what it takes! I want the original sound too from that video angle, not scary music from Tornadoes The Entity, although it seems quite fitting. I'm still very intreagued by it, honestly, I'll watch the video from the north at least once a week, trying to spot something new. The motion alone is enough to make me drool, but watching how the debris acts is very scary and interesting. Prior to hitting Andover, a huge roof is flying thru the air, thats the elementary school it hit, very close to Greenwich Heights subdivison(F-4 damage). If this had not dissipated and hit El Dorado the same it beat Andover to its knees, my god. Its a very good stroke of luck and chance that it didn't widen to maximum in the City of Wichita. Also, what caused it to just increase in strength and force so quickly, in less than 3 miles it grew by over half, almost three-quarters it hade been for the previous 20 or 30 some odd miles. What are your takes on my favorite tornado and any links or messages or whatever is greatly appreciated.
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