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April 20-22, 2010 - TX Panhandle

3 days in April, which could only be described as the classic definition of a classic system. It was a stint of days where we couldn't lose. It was just perfect. 11 tornadoes in 3 days, all confined within 100 miles of my home in Amarillo
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April 22, 2010<br />
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The tornado barely making ground contact, as traffic continues down I-40.
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April 22, 2010

The tornado barely making ground contact, as traffic continues down I-40.

  • April 22, 2010<br />
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The tornado barely making ground contact, as traffic continues down I-40.
  • April 22, 2010<br />
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Watching the tornado rope out. On I-40 and HWY 70 10 miles north of Howardwick, looking west.
  • April 22, 2010<br />
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One car coming out of the core with its back window blown out.
  • April 22, 2010<br />
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Now moved south along HWY 70 to get storm #2 that has already spawned 1 violent tornado.
  • April 22, 2010<br />
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News chopper getting very close to the updraft base!
  • April 22, 2010<br />
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The swirling base grew darker, and the wind really picked up!
  • April 22, 2010<br />
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(Crappy) panoramic of this beast! Wish I had my DSLR for this one!
  • April 22, 2010<br />
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After re-positioning north of Alanreed, the massive rotating meso begins to spit out small, brief tornadoes!
  • April 22, 2010<br />
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This is tornado #5 of the day.
  • April 22, 2010<br />
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Touching down near Lake McClellan.
  • April 22, 2010<br />
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Very nice tornado, despite the terrible contrast of that day.
  • April 22, 2010<br />
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Tornado lifting now, but the storm would go on to produce several more small tornadoes.
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