Abstract: A major tornado struck the small farming community of Union City, Okla., on 24 May 1973. It was on the ground 26 min, attaining a maximum width (at cloud base) of nearly 600 m. Even though the funnel narrowed toward the ...

Abstract: The NSSL Tornado-Intercept Project team intercepted and photographed an intense tornado that struck Union City, Okla., on 24 May 1973. The life cycle of the tornado was photographically documented. Photo-grammetric data ...

Abstract: Changes in tornado structure were accompanied by corresponding changes in damage intensity and debris configuration. Initially, damage was light over a 200 m wide path but the vortical nature of the winch was clearly ...