A drone captured this absolutely bonkers footage of a tornado from the air on Tuesday. It followed the small twister for several minutes as it traversed open land near Sulphur, Oklahoma.
It’s stunning to see the tornado churning across the landscape for several minutes before finally dying out. It’s especially cool at about the 1:30 mark when it rips right over a pond, sucking up water into its vortex.
The video was captured by Brandon Clement, a storm chaser who caught a break as a lack of rain and hail gave his drone a clear, unobstructed view of the tornado.
Clement told the Washington Post, “It wasn’t an overly strong tornado and didn’t do any damage, so my reaction seeing this was pure joy.” Read more…
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