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Ah, heck no: Plane takes off as tornado touches down behind it

Richard Hall
by Richard Hall
Published: Fri, August 15, 2014 12:00 AM Updated: Fri, August 15, 2014 3:50 PM

Nope.

Nope nope nope nope nope.

Twitter user Robbie Kane (@robbiekane74) shared an image with the world earlier today of a plane taking off as a tornado was touching down behind it. The plane was headed for Spain as it departed East Midlands Airport in England.

— Robbie Kane (@robbiekane74) August 15, 2014

 

Apparently the ‘nader wasn’t as close as it appears in the photo, but it’s still a terrifying sight, nevertheless. The United Kingdom has been getting a heap of rough weather in the past couple of weeks, thanks to the leftovers of Hurricane Bertha and some cooler-than-normal temperatures.

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Richard Hall

Richard Hall is an award-winning newsroom developer, editor and blogger for NewsOK. He was born in Austin, Texas, spent his childhood in southern California and has lived in Norman since 1999. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2008. Read more ›

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