This epic tornado stunned storm chasers and scientists alike 0:36 Scientists and storm chasers followed this extraordinary tornado through a rural part of southwest Oklahoma in the hopes of unraveling its secrets. (Video: Matthew Cappucci/MyRadar)

Perspective by Matthew Cappucci

ELK CITY, Okla. — Storm chasers will regale others with their tales of 2024 for a long time. Photogenic tornadoes have twirled through the Plains by the dozen, and hardly a week has gone by without several high-end severe-weather events.

While some have been destructive and deadly, Thursday’s epic tornado in southwest Oklahoma was anything but. The twister outside the town of Eldorado — about 140 miles southwest of Oklahoma City — remained over mainly rural areas. Save for power poles and trees, there was l

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