I experienced my first real tornado on June 12, 2009 and let me tell you it was an experience.
The touchdown happened around 2 miles directly East of the house. You could actually see the tornado between the power flashes & lightening. Although, Roomie & I didn’t truly “see” it until we went for a joy ride in our neighborhood. Between frantically yelling to hit the gas and turn we wound up back at home, but only after traveling no more than 1/4 of a mile in our neighborhood. We were probably quite the sight to see.
The tornado did pass over us and no one in Norman was injured.
the Norman Twister