Unfortunately, the footage available does not permit detailed photogrammetry. The debris cloud is too amorphous to permit detailed analysis and the image clarity is inadequate to resolve debris aggregates and cloud tags adequately, given the relatively primitive optics of the day. The storm was strong enough to remove the Gale home from its foundation and loft it a distance of approximately 180 mi (~300 km). This might well be an unrecognized record distance for lofting of such a large object (see the Tornado Debris Project). However, it is clear from Fig. 3 that the home was not firmly attached to its foundation.
The process by which Ms. Gale returned to her home is not clear. In her confused state, Ms. Gale kept saying "There's no place like home." and asserting that that phrase, plus the shoes she acquired from the dead Ms. Gulch, was responsible for her return.
Although this tornado was clearly overshadowed by other, more violent tornadoes that day, it is noteworthy owing to the unusual events experienced by Ms. Gale and Ms. Gulch, and for the footage obtained of the tornado. Movie footage of tornadoes before 1950 are, of course, quite rare. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (and having recently acquired the copyright, Turner Films) deserves the gratitude of the scientific community. Many members of that community have enjoyed seeing this rare old footage, including the authors, naturally.