Review of the Udall Tornado; Part II
On May 25, 2022, I published Part I of a reexamination of the data surrounding the horrific F-5 tornadoes that struck Blackwell, OK and Udall, KS that evening. One hundred two people died in those two small towns. Because they occurred in darkness in the pre-warning era, people literally died in their beds after being told by television weathercasts, "all advisories have been lifted." I recommend reading Part 1 (click there blue link) before reading on. Now, I would like to present the second part of what I have learned about that historic event: Truck thrown 1/4-mile out of Udall. Most of the truck was stripped away from the steel chassis. I enjoy applied meteorological research and, when possible, advancing our science. My computer screen while working on a tornado project So, to learn more about that horrific night in May, 1955, I examined the following "new" data. Radar photography from the evening of 5-25-55 from th...