Suction vortices in a Tornado in Ellis County, Oklahoma on May 4, 2007

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Ellis County, OK tornado of May 4, 2007. Photos courtesy of Reed Timmer and Joel Taylor of TornadoVideos.net. The tornado is approximately 100 meters from the camera. Suction vortices are evident at the base of the condensation funnel.