April 26, 2011 Ben Wheeler, TX Tornadoes

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A bit of a frustrating day today for us as there were so many cells to choose from. We targeted the initial supercell that formed near Hillsboro, TX (again) and followed it until it finally produced tornadoes near Ben Wheeler in Van Zandt county Texas. The storm just couldn't focus rotation in one spot for long before occluding and the meso jumping ahead. Finally, just west and then north of Ben Wheeler, it produced two truncated slender tornadoes, followed by a 5 minute multivortex which caused damage to roofs, trees and power lines.  Below are only a couple photographs and two video stills. Check out the Youtube video of the multivortex tornado. Click on an image for a larger photo.

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Supercell looking southwest near Ennis, TX. Supercell just couldn't get its act together
near Kemp, TX.
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Tornado near Ben Wheeler, TX. Debris in the air!

 

 

 

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