[Part 2 of 3] After barely failing to arrive in time for an earlier, brief tornado northwest of Nowata, I zigzagged southeast, looking at a couple other small, interesting but non-tornadic supercells along the way. This one came this close to being a tornado, but despite observing very attentively from only about a mile away, I saw no evidence of a ground circulation strong enough to call it tornadic. The soaked, puddle-festooned earth prevented dust from rising, and my occasional views through and between the trees revealed no whirling spray, nor tree debris, nor airborne mud. Still, this was a fascinating event, one more common to California than Oklahoma this time of year (see Part 3), and well worth the drive up a couple turnpikes to behold. Yes, funnels and tornadoes can happen in Oklahoma in the wintertime, so I’ll tag this image with the (Mostly) Okie Winters category as well, even though it isn’t “winter weather” in the more-common vernacular. [Go to Part 3]
2 E Afton OK (30 Jan 21) Looking SW
36.685, -94.9222