May 4, 2003:
As most everyone in the storm chase community knows, May 4th was a tremendously active severe weather day that began a rash of severe weather unparalleled in recent memory. Almost 500 tornadoes struck the United States between May 4th and May 10th. Click on the links to see images of the three tornadoes I saw in the largest outbreak of the week.

Tornado 1
Anticyclonic Tornado NE of Vinita, Oklahoma (Photo 1)
(Photo 2)
(Photo 3)


Tornado 2
Distant Wedge Tornado Near Miami, Oklahoma


Tornado 3
Large Tornado North of Aurora, Missouri
Large Tornado North of Aurora, Missouri
Large Tornado North of Marionville, Missouri
Large Tornado North of Marionville, Missouri
Wedge Tornado Hitting the North Side of Clever, Missouri


All Images Copyrighted by Gabriel Garfield (2003)