Oklahoma Storm Had 3 Extraordinary Features, Including a “Wrong-Way” Tornado
May 8th, 2024Via: AccuWeather:
Hours after a tornado was documented in Tillman County, Oklahoma, on April 30, meteorologists and weather enthusiasts were enthralled by a severe thunderstorm in the same county because several rare meteorological phenomena, including double tornadoes, a tornado track that looped back on itself and an “anti-cyclonic” tornado, were documented.
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The second tornado spawned by the Tillman storm spun the wrong way, exhibiting clockwise or “anti-cyclonic” movement. This is because the Coriolis Effect, which dictates rotation at the size of a tornado, is never 100 percent effective. It is estimated that only 1 to 2 percent of tornadoes rotate clockwise.
