Stories Tagged ‘tornado’

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The Tornado “Drought” of 2012

NSSL’s Harold Brooks posted about “The Tornado “Drought” of 2012 on the U.S. Severe Weather Blog. Read about it here: http://www.norman.noaa.gov/2012/08/the-tornado-drought-of-2012/

Mike Coniglio’s winning photo

Mike Coniglio won second place in the “Research Tools of the Trade” category in the OAR photo contest for this photo.

The NSSL Field Command vehicle helped coordinate storm intercepts during VORTEX2

VORTEX2 makes science history

VORTEX2 research teams made science history by deploying 70 instruments, including 10 mobile radars and at least 30 other vehicles, on a tornadic supercell for the first time.

NOAA Commemorates the 10th Anniversary of the May 3, 1999 Tornado Outbreak

Weather experts and those affected by the May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak including emergency managers, first responders and city officials will speak at the “May 3 Tornado Outbreak 10th Anniversary Event,” sponsored by NOAA.

VORTEX2 preparations intensify

VORTEX2, the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment – 2 will focus on answering new questions about how, when, and why tornadoes form, why some thunderstorms produce tornadoes and others do not, the structure of tornadoes, and the relationship of tornadic winds to damage.

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