At
around 6:00pm, this twister came down out of the
sky, and took on Catoosa.
The tornados
that hit Catoosa, Oklahoma, were numbered OK93-7
and OK93-8. The oldest, 93-7 was born at 17:50
CST while it's younger sibling was born seven
minutes later. The younger tornado, 93-8, had no
fatalities but it did manage to injure 30. On the
other hand, 93-7, lived up to it's number and
killed seven and injured 100 people before it was
finished. 93-7, an F4, ran for six miles while
93-8, an F3, ran two miles further. Each had a
250 yard swath.
Catoosa is a Northeastern
Oklahoma town just outside of the city limits of
Tulsa to the Northeast.
This view is
from Keatonville hill which is just north of
Catoosa, looking back to the south towards
Catoosa and Tulsa.
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Notice
the debris flying around in the dust cloud.
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