USA Tornadoes

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 26/05/2004 21:06

Check out this link. Nice shots of tornado and F4 damage.

http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/may22 ... eport.html

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Wed 26/05/2004 21:23

Thank-you, Steven
Good photos in there

JohnGaul
NZTS

GraemeWi · Unread post by **GraemeWi** » Wed 26/05/2004 21:45

Those damage shots are very sobering - just turned homes into match wood, and the train on it's side...

G

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Fri 28/05/2004 20:40

The vehicle on this link has been engineered and built for the purpose of filming tonadoes close up for an IMAX movie. (nutters)

http://www2.okstorms.com:8080/images/ch ... hazard.jpg

Fujita Phil · Unread post by **Fujita Phil** » Sat 29/05/2004 10:42

NZstorm wrote:The vehicle on this link

It looks like something you would drive off a wharf in a BirdMan competition

Does it have a large Garmin suction mount on the bottom?

Dean. · Unread post by **Dean.** » Sat 29/05/2004 11:41

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sat 29/05/2004 18:40

Deano wrote:

Yes Deano I agree

Trust the Yanks to come up with something like this

Aaron and I could build something like this to protect us from the violent drizzle that effects Christchurch so often

JohnGaul
NZTS

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sat 29/05/2004 20:00

The TIV (Tornado Intercept vehicle) is built of thick steel. I suppose a DIV would be less expensive to build.

. But my prediction is the people operating this contraption are in for a nasty suprise.

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Sun 30/05/2004 19:39

There was a big tornado outbreak in USA today.

The photo on this link is only a few hours old, taken by a UK chaser in Kansas.

http://www.bylink.plus.com/harper.JPG

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Sun 30/05/2004 20:22

NZstorm wrote:There was a big tornado outbreak in USA today.

The photo on this link is only a few hours old, taken by a UK chaser in Kansas.

http://www.bylink.plus.com/harper.JPG

awesome pic

NZ Thunderstorm Soc · Sun 30/05/2004 22:42

There is an interesting article on Chasing tornados in the April2004 edition of the National Geographic magazine.

JohnGaul
NZTS

NZstorm · Unread post by **NZstorm** » Wed 02/06/2004 18:57

I notice there has been a big cb over SE Texas last day or two. It would seem Geoff Mackley is on this storm as he posted a lightning photo on
his website today from that cb.

http://www.rambocam.com/sitedir.html

Storm still there tonight on satellite.

http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/goeseastconusir.html

Wish I was there, under that supercell.

Thunder · Unread post by **Thunder** » Thu 03/06/2004 00:20

Same here Steven, cool photo on Geoffs site.

I note he's getting a new tuck for storm filming in NZ, can that be warranted, getting a big brand new truck for doing that type of stuff in NZ where storms (be it thunder, hurricane) don't happen much, in terms compared to the US or Australia. Then again, I can't say much. I want my future truck for going around NZ to be a hummer!!

I guess a truck like that would be usefull though, with the heafty cameras he uses, mounting one on the back of a truck like that would make things alot easier. And if it was somehow covered, it would make for a very nice portable filming unit.