Multivortex mayhem in Oklahoma! Tornadoes are endlessly fascinating in how they behave. In this case, this tornado was just establishing itself with multiple vorticies moving in a chaotic manner underneath a parent funnel. I’ve noticed most powerful tornadoes have a stage somewhat like this at the beginning that lasts for varying amounts of time. The dynamics of this are incredibly complex, but often these tornadoes end up lowering their core pressure and consolidating all of these into one soli

Check out these multiple vortex tornadoes! The winds inside the stronger sub-vortices can be up to 4 times stronger than the winds of the parent tornado cyclone. These tornadoes range from rope to wedge. The El Reno, OK tornado of May 31, 2013 as the widest wedge in history (2.5 miles), had sub-vortices up to a quarter mile wide. | Reed Timmer Extreme Meteorologist