Texas Twister Cuts Destructive Path Visible From Space

Even though the tornado was not as powerful as others spawned by a supercell storm system in the South, it scoured out a path visible to the Landsat 8 satellite.

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By Tom Yulsman
Apr 29, 2020 9:15 PMApr 30, 2020 9:19 PM
Texas Twister's Path of Destruction
The Landsat 8 satellite acquired this image showing the track of a tornado that tore through Texas on April 23, 2020. (Credit: NASA Earth Observatory)

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Trees ripped out of the ground, cars tossed in the air, and homes shredded into splinters — the aftermath of a tornado can be a frightening sight to behold from the ground.

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