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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).

Weather World 2010

Upton O'Good — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:26:36 -0800

The Weather World 2010 project at UIUC began as a comprehensive meteorology tutorial designed for a high school/undergraduate level. It has since expanded to include guides to remote sensing and reading weather maps. (Some highlights include optical effects, severe storms, and the basics of weather forecasting.) For folks in the US, it also has current surface and satellite imagery for a number of different atmospheric properties.

The Long Island Express

hadjiboy — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:31:12 -0800

It was called the Great Hurricane of 1938. The tradition of naming Cyclones had yet not begun, and not since 1869 had a storm of such ferocity hit the US mainland. What had made it unusally unique was the speed with which it had hit landfall, and the damage that it caused in its wake. (60 years on, and people can still recall the frightening grip that it had on their lives for those few days.)

Black Sunday: I think my mother thought it was the end of the world, really.

jessamyn — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:56:53 -0800

"The storm carried twice as much dirt as was dug out of the earth to create the Panama Canal. The canal took seven years to dig; the storm lasted a single afternoon. More than 300,000 tons of Great Plains topsoil was airborne on that day."
Black Sunday. April 14, 1935. Timeline, Oral Histories (Kansas, Nebraska), Dust Bowl Movie (part I, part II), Black Sunday photos (1, 2, 3, 4). [previous dust on mefi: iraq, texas, africa, china]

Scariest Storm Photos

spock — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:17:18 -0800

Bored by the relative dearth of tornadoes this year the chasers over at the Stormtrack forums have started a (GREAT) diversionary thread asking for chaser's photos of "scariest storms". See the menacing crocodile, the human skull, and the twin twisters. Lots of old historical tornado photos here. AnyMeFites have any scary storm photos to share?

Gorilla Hail

chakalakasp — Mon, 16 May 2005 20:29:35 -0800

Being caught between a tornado and softball sized hail is probably not something you should try at home, but it does make for some rather incredible video, as this storm chaser's video from May 12 in Texas demonstrates. A lot of really good chasers and even storm tour companies were caught completely off guard by this storm. I'm sure the auto glass companies near the caprock in Texas were thrilled. WARNING: Perhaps understandably, this clip contains some very strong language.

watching the storm

calwatch — Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:25:25 -0800

Hurricane Charley bearing down on the Southwest Florida coast right now. Maybe you'll find the next Dan Rather on WBBH or WTSP., with live streaming video. myweatherguide.com is blogging the hurricane, as are the Weatherbug people. And official information from the National Weather Service here.

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.

Storm Chaser Blogs

Ufez Jones — Thu, 27 May 2004 08:12:04 -0800

Storm Chaser Blogs - it's prime time for tornado hunting.

1974 Tornado

Johnny Assay — Thu, 03 Apr 2003 12:28:49 -0800

Twenty-nine years ago today, a single storm spawned 148 tornadoes across the American Midwest, including twenty-three F4 and six F5 tornadoes. Here are a couple of sites about this incredible storm. If you're feeling a little uneasy after seeing some of these images, maybe you can assuage your fear by boning up on your tornado safety tips; and, as an added bonus, learn how to detect tornadoes using your television.