MetaFilter posts tagged with tornado

Train vs. Tornado. Guess who wins!

P.o.B. — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:17:13 -0800

Have you ever wondered what happens when a freight train drives through a tornado? Let me show you (2:01 SLYT)

Storm chase from the comfort of your own home

nitsuj — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:22:03 -0800

On March 7, 2009, TornadoVideos.net (TVN) launched the beta version of their Live Streaming system. It's an interactive map that tracks each member of the TVN team as they criss-cross the country chasing storms, complete with live video. You can sign up (main page, top left: "Chase notifications") to be alerted when a chase is in progress. If you've seen any dangerously close footage of tornadoes ripping through Tornado Alley filmed in the past five years, chances are it came from one of TVN's cameras. You may also recognize the crew -- headed by the insanely tornado-passionate Reed Timmer -- from Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers (watch online).

That was too close: RAF Tornado comes within 30ft of mid-air collision

nthdegx — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:54:15 -0800

That was too close. RAF Tornado comes within 30ft of mid-air collision.

May 25 tornado, Parkersburg, Iowa

ArgentCorvid — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:03:13 -0800

The (U.S.) National Weather Service has released its report on a strong tornado that occured in Iowa the evening of May 25th. On the evening of May 25th, 2008 a tornado rated at EF5 (estimated wind speed was around 205 MPH!!) obliterated half of the town of Parkersburg, Iowa. Eight people have died, and 70 were injured. Here is a PDF containing incredible pictures of the damage (taken by employees of the NWS during their survey). there are a bunch more pictures on flickr, as well.

Storm Chasing LIVE

spock — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:03:35 -0800

Storm chase from your desk. This link will not be interesting after a bit, but the technology is impressive. Storm chasers can now stream video of their chases, LIVE. This could be a good show between now and sundown. There is basically one big supercell near Wichita Falls, TX and it has the environment to itself. You can also follow chasers on the Spotter Network (google maps). Just click the National Activity link and zoom in on the Wichita Falls, TX area (OK border).

Greensburg GreenTown

sleepy pete — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:03:10 -0800

Greensburg, Kansas was destroyed by an F5 tornado in May, 2007. The city council and Governor Sebelius decided to rebuild as a "green" town while Leonardo DiCaprio produces a 13-part series for Discovery channel affiliated (this flier is showing up around Greensburg now) Planet Green in June. I just ran across this today and thought it was an interesting follow up to questions in the thread I posted about Larry Schwarm's pictures of the aftermath of the tornado a few months back.

Path of the Cloud Demon through the city of St. Louis

Atreides — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:32:44 -0800

"Men were picked up and hurled against buildings, horses and carriages sent flying here and there, and falling wires full of deadly fluid added to the horror of the scene,"The St. Louis tornado of 1896, one of history's deadliest. Photos. Here's a few more reports from the days following the disaster, as well as a short video concerning the next catastrophic tornado to visit St. Louis, just over thirty years later.

Prairie photos by Larry Schwarm

sleepy pete — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:05:50 -0800

Larry Schwarm is best known for his photographs of prairie fires and landscapes in the Flint Hills of Kansas. On May 5, 2007, he visited his hometown of Greensburg, Kansas to take photos of what was left after an F-5 tornado leveled the town the day before. There's some browser resizing, just so you know... or at least there is for me.

...and left nought but ash.

eriko — Sat, 05 May 2007 21:09:58 -0800

Then God dragged his finger across the earth... Greenburg, Kansas, May the Fifth, 2007.

ExtremeInstability.com discovers YouTube

spock — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:54:51 -0800

ExtremeInstability.com discovers YouTube A taste of what you'll find on his awesome (one case where awesome is not a hyperbole) DVDs. Living on the Plains is anything but boring "come spring". Other fun tornado videos: Just about as close as you want to get to a tornado touchdown, DEFINITELY as close as you want to get to a tornado touchdown (wmv), and others: 1, 2 (language warning), 3 (language warning). It is funny to hear the calmer voices of the experienced chaser contrasting with the newbies. Even funnier when the calm chaser gets excited. Season begins in a little over 2 months!

This post sucks and blows

KevinSkomsvold — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:28:31 -0800

Inside a tornado. It's a technological first. A well-placed probe fitted with 7 video cameras—6 with a 60-degree field-of-view designed to achieve a full 360-degree field-of-view and one pointing upward—captures footage inside a tornado, providing visual data on ground wind speeds where the storm does the greatest damage. And Tim Samaras with his team of storm chasers are there to make it happen.

Extreme Instability

madamjujujive — Sun, 08 Aug 2004 10:19:25 -0800

Extreme Instability is a site by Mike Hollingshead, a weather buff from Nebraska who likes chasing storms. On his good days, he gets some spectacular photos of tornados and supercells, but, heck, even his 'crap chasing' days aren't too bad. More of Mike's photos at photoSig.

Tornado pr0n

scarabic — Mon, 28 Jun 2004 14:39:04 -0800

Cool images of tornadoes and other freaky weather at the NOAA Photo Library.

This is TOO close

pyramid termite — Sun, 16 May 2004 13:23:29 -0800

A tornado picks up a house while a storm chaser tapes it. Later, he finds himself getting a little too close for comfort. (27 meg download - some swearing) Fortunately, no one was in that house at the time.

Tornado in a Can

troutfishing — Fri, 13 Dec 2002 07:50:39 -0800

"Tornado in a Can" "To test their theory, the Vortex folks have thrown in rocks, diapers, tomatoes, sweet potato rejects from the farm down the road, 400 pounds of Oreo cookies, frozen pizza dough, even a dead bird.....The jellyfish, however, are a first." picture of "Tornado-in-a-Can" that sure is a big can. don't try this at home, folks

quonsar — Fri, 03 May 2002 19:02:47 -0800

New NASA Satellite Zooms in on Tornado Swath
...the twister's swath is the bright stripe passing through the town and running eastward 6 miles (10 km) toward the Patuxent River beyond the righthand side of the image. This stripe is the result of the vegetation flattened by the storm. The flattened vegetation reflects more light than untouched vegetation.

web-goddess — Mon, 29 Apr 2002 18:42:41 -0800

Three Dead From Southern Maryland Tornado. This is the kind of news story you skip because it doesn't happen in your state. It didn't even register to me until I realized that one of my daily reads - Moire - lives in La Plata. The twister went through her front yard. Her account of the storm and its aftermath is pretty powerful. Were any other bloggers involved? (It's my first post; be gentle.)

Jeremy — Thu, 30 Mar 2000 08:55:45 -0800

Tornado Pictures On Tuesday March 28th at 6:11 P.M. a tornado pummeled downtown Ft. Worth leaving glass, office furniture, insulation, paperwork, and various other materials littering a 12 block area of the city. The downtown streets were covered in shattered glass from the many High-Rise building that were struck by the violent winds and flying debris. I took some pictures from a 26th floor office window 1 block away from the epicenter of the storms wrath. At the top of picture 3 you can see the Cash America building that they keep showing on the news - I don't have a Telephoto lens or it would be a better pic, DOH! You can also see clean up crews on the roofs of the buildings picking up debris.One of the windows I took the pictures through was cracked by flying debris, you can see it in picture 2,3, and 6. PICTURES: 1 2 3 4 5 6