Two tornadic cells tearing through Oklahoma and Kansas produced debris ball signatures on Doppler radar… at one point they were occurring at the same time! A debris ball signature is a small area of reflectivity created when the tornado is kicking debris up into the air.
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North-central Oklahoma into south-central Kansas debris ball
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