Tornadoes – spunkycarol

Unbelievable Tornado Outbreak

Posted on May 23, 2019 Posted in Tornadoes

This clip shows just one of the many tornadoes that swept through the mid and central US over the past two days:

EF5 Tornado Simulation

Posted on November 10, 2014 Posted in Tornadoes

Fascinating to watch this very detailed simulation of an EF5 tornado.
via Leigh Orf’s YouTube Channel

“Orf, Wilhelmson, Wicker, Lee and Finley (2014). Talk 3B.3 at the Severe Local Storms Conference, November 3, 2014, Madison.”

Breathtaking Photos of Tornadoes & Supercells

Posted on January 15, 2014 Posted in Tornadoes

Attention #tornado geeks: awesome photos via@wired: Awe-Inspiring Skies, Captured by an Extreme Storm Chaser http://t.co/IV09CrS789

— Carol LeBlanc (@spunkycarol) January 15, 2014

3 Veteran Storm Chasers/Researchers Killed by OK Tornado

Posted on June 2, 2013 Posted in Tornadoes

“He looked at tornadoes not for the spotlight of TV but for the scientific aspect. At the end of the day, he wanted to save lives and he gave the ultimate sacrifice for that,” Jim Samaras said.

via News From The Associated Press.

Multi-State Radar Time Lapse of Derecho

Posted on June 30, 2012 Posted in Tornadoes

via akrherz’s YouTube Channel

“Timelapse of closest NEXRAD base reflectivity of the 29 June 2012 derecho. The timelapse moves from Davenport, Iowa to Richmond, Virginia over 14 hours.”