Satellite, Tornado

Wakita Oklahoma Tornado

This tornado and satellite tornado occurred near Wakita, OK on the afternoon of May 10, 2010 during a high risk outbreak.
This tornado and satellite tornado occurred near Wakita, OK on the afternoon of May 10, 2010 during a high risk outbreak.

Date: May 10, 2010
Location: Wakita, Oklahoma

A strong multi-vortex tornado touches down in northern Oklahoma near the town of Wakita. As this tornado crossed Oklahoma Highway 11, it hit several chaser vehicles. The tornado was moving extremely fast and was later rated an EF-4.

Links

Storm Chaser Ben Holcomb’s recap of the Wakita Oklahoma Tornado
National Weather Service Norman write-up of the Wakita Tornado

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Storm Chaser Ben Holcomb grew up in Michigan but now lives in Norman, Oklahoma. Ben works in IT for his day job and watches tornadoes on his day off. He has seen over 200 tornadoes since 2007 and has appeared on most national television networks. Travel is one of Ben's favorite activities besides chasing tornadoes, as he has been to all 50 states and 19 countries.

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