Firefighter Captures Video Of Tornado Near Leach, Oklahoma

A volunteer firefighter shot video of a tornado in Delaware County Sunday evening, May 23, 2011.

Monday, May 23rd 2011, 12:11 pm

By: News On 6


NewsOn6.com

NEAR LEACH, Oklahoma -- A volunteer firefighter shot video of a tornado in Delaware County Sunday evening, May 23, 2011.

Tom Pearce, the assistant chief of the Leach Volunteer Fire Department, says he was out storm spotting when he saw the funnel.

He says it touched down at about 8:10 p.m., about 1.5 miles north of Scenic 412 on 4540 Road.

There are no reports of any damage from the tornado.

Pearce says this was not the tornado that did damage to the Flint Ridge/West Siloam area.  He says this was a second tornado on the northern edge of the same storm.

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