Like the stuff of horror films this tornado loomed in the darkness only to be revealed by flashes of lightning in Mayes County, Oklahoma on May 22. <br /><br />Hidden in the darkness the night-twister touched the ground around 8pm beyond a tree line. As if in a nightmare this monster's identity was only revealed after electric-fingers of lightning struck near to where the funnel was already ravaging the earth. <br /><br />Reports of extensive damage to property came in after the wind funnel moved east about 10 miles toward Salina, Oklahoma.<br /><br />According to the National Weather Service severe weather warnings with a high chance of powerful tornadoes and large hailstones are still in place across the USA. They will likely stay in place through the weekend of May 25/26. <br /><br />Heavy rainfall is also forecast for already flooded lands in the Great Plains which means significant flooding will continue through to next week. <br /><br />The footage starts out almost pitch black but then a crack of lightning illuminates the powerful vortex in the distance. The terrifying wind-beast then disappears back into the void after the light fades. <br /><br />The filmer continues to track this large funnel as more flashes of branch-like lightning strike the ground from the apocalyptic clouds above.
