Video Shows Tornado Plowing Through Oklahoma

Jack Phillips
4/18/2016
Updated:
4/18/2016

A tornado that struck near Tulsa, Oklahoma, was caught on camera.

WSB-TV uploaded the clip two weeks ago, showing the the awe-inspiring power of Mother Nature.

The twister can be seen turning just behind several trucks.

At the time, seven people were taken to local hospitals after suffering injuries sustained in the storm.

On April 16, more tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma’s Panhandle.

In the spring season, the majority of tornadoes occur from April through June.

According to an AccuWeather report on Monday, tornado activity will increase across the United States. in May after a cool April suppressed severe weather outbreaks.

“The cold we’ve had in April has set us back from having a horrific year overall in the United States,” AccuWeather Expert Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok said.

As warmer weather arrives, it will “be more conducive for severe weather than the pattern that dominated much of the first half of April,” AccuWeather Meteorologist Brian Lada was quoted as saying.

“As systems move from the southwest U.S. and the Rockies into the Plains in the coming weeks, they will pull in more moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, a key ingredient for severe thunderstorms,” Lada said.

Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas will see a higher-than-usual number of tornadoes.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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