USA Storm Chasing Expedition - 05 May, 2008
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George briefing the team on todays plans
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Into New Mexico we go.
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Nice structure.
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Guess where we are..
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Right you are... Roswell...
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Everyone in the city running and ducking
for cover.
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Is that a funnel I see?
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Chase Cam #3 in action. (However we became
the lead vehicle) aka "The Canary"
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Funnel?????? No... Skud...
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It looks like a funnel.
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Scary Storm.
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People heading into hell unknowingly.
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Ian shooting away at the clouds.
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A Fox 11 news crew / spotter running for
his life.
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Oh Dear.. Baseball sized hail just
under 1 mile away... Storm is running at 17mph. we have 3 minutes to
death...
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This was a lot of fun.
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Still waiting for a tornado to drop
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One car after another with windows smashed
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Hail dents anyone.
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Cool car ID's
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Nice comms.
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Happily parked... (Not for long)
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I want one of these..
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Nice shot!
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Tornado on the ground... (Oh.. Its
only a BSC...)
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BSC stands for "Big Scary Cloud"
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Its coming our way.
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Quick take your pictures.. Lightning
about!
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Are you sure this is not a tornado..
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No.... It's just a very BSC..
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Oh... now we have two BSG's chasing us...
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Rain shaft shifting over the wall cloud..
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Quick pit stop.
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The TIV Support Crew.. (Tornado Intercept
Vehicle)..
You know.. the big scary armour plated car.
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Its a regular storm chasers convention..
60 or so chasers.
(Oh... and one cashier in a small garage)... ha!
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TIV Support crew and discovery channel
cameraman.
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The DOW... Finally got to see it in
action...
(Doppler on Wheels)
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Looking back at the storm.
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Sun Setting..
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Heading to next destination for sleep..
zzzzzzz
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Working away on the storm pictures and
blogs...