Violent drillbit tornado April 14, 2012

Storm chasers Dave Demko and Heidi Farrar documented this VIOLENT drillbit tornado from close range near Cherokee, Oklahoma during the major tornado outbreak on April 14, 2012. EXTREME wind velocitieslikely well into the range associated with EF5 damagewere responsible for the dramatic audible roar as the tornado moved within 100 yards of them. This was one of two simultaneous tornadoes that occurred at around 8:00 PM, and was produced by the same storm that went on to put down multiple longtrack tornadoes across southern Kansas, causing damage in the Wichita metro area and McConnel Air Force base in Andover. Sign up now for webisodes at