"As the storm was directly east of me, the fire up near the top of the funnel looked like a: child's Fourth of July pin heel."^"There were rapidly rotating clouds passing in front of the top of the funnel. These clouds were illuminated only by the luminous band of light. The light would grow dim when these clouds were in front, and then it would grow bright again as I could see between the clouds. As near as I can explain, I would say that the light was the same color as an electric arc welder but very much brighter. The light was so intense that I had to look away when there were no clouds in front of it. The light and the clouds seemed to be turning to the right like a beacon in a lighthouse."Montgomery also tells of other eyewitnesses who had different views of the phenomenon, such as Mrs. Carl Sjoberg whose house in the direct path was completely demolished : "She saw lightning coming up from the ground two or three feet high and about,half as wide as adding machine tape, It was a deep blue and forked on the end like a `Y' or like a snake's tongue." According to Montgomery", Lee Hunter, who was 4 mi north of Blackwell, described the tornado as follows: "The funnel from the cloud to the ground was lit up. It was a steady, deep blue light - very bright. It had an orange color fire in the center from the cloud to the ground. As it came along my field, it took a swath about 100 yards wide. As it swung from left to right, it looked like a giant neon tube in the air, or a flagman at a railroad crossing. As it swung along the ground level, the orange fire or electricity would gush out from the bottom of the funnel, and the updraft would take it up in the air causing a terrific light - and it was gone! As it swung to the other side, the orange fire would flareup and do the same."