I hear what you're saying, Psneeld. I grew up in an area with tornadoes, and there is usually more damage from "air debris." Pieces of things hitting other things, items bent over at odd angles, "torn" stuff, and debris ending up where you don't expect it ("I recognize that, it's a piece of the Joneses barn --- but they live miles away!")
Now maybe if the tornado arrived over water it would look different; I've never been near a large body of water during one. So, like you, not saying it wasn't a tornado, but more that it just didn't say "tornado" to me when viewing the photos.
Now maybe if the tornado arrived over water it would look different; I've never been near a large body of water during one. So, like you, not saying it wasn't a tornado, but more that it just didn't say "tornado" to me when viewing the photos.