What to do on a down day?....  hmmmmmm....

We know...  Kidnap the Monkey from Van 1 and hold it hostage...

This Photo and a Ransom message was posted on the Cloud 9 Message board.
Message delivered to Van 1 to check forum post....

Monkey taken care of whilst in care of Van 2...

Oklahoma Highway patrol looking for Van 2... (They missed us)

Back at the hotel preparing for transaction.

Van 1 arrives..  "Hand" gun at the ready...

Our weapons deployed.

Team 2 on standby.

Ransom.... One Zillion Dollars.
(Insert Mike Myers Evil Pinky in Mouth Gesture)

Don't make and sudden moves.

Any tricks and the Monkey gets it.

Van 1 very serious.

Guns at the ready.

Time for handover.

Slowly..

Ok..  now take the money..

Yoink!

Oh no.

They are getting away..

Shoot!!!..  Shoot!!!!

Attack... Attack...!!!

Get the money...

No...  they are getting away..

Damn.

Run..!

Nearly there...

Oh..  no we're not.

Aha...

Damn.

She's blind sided you.

George coming in for support.

Monkey in mid air.

Damn Damn Damn.....

Monkey and Money back in Van 1's safe hands.

Na... nah.... na na..  naahhhh... We got the Monkey..

After all the tiring hostage stuff...  We all went back for a tour of the SPC
(Storm Prediction Centre)

The original NOAA "Dorothy" from twister..

This one does not release things into the Tornado.. it just measures data.
It was never successfully deployed.

Movie props meet the real thing.

One of the real "Dorothy's" from the 1990's movie twister.

The other Dorothy is in the Twister Museum in Kansas.. (I think)

Close up of the prop.

Upstairs in the Noaa Experimental Scenario Situation Room

ooooh....   scary..

This is the SPC... Storm Prediction Centre...  Check out the screens.

Automated warnings for this control centre.
The entire countries operations for severe weather are monitored from this room.

The usual location shot....

George pointing out the dangers of storms...  HA!

Hmmm...  good advice... Unless you are chasing the damn things.

Count to 30 seconds...???
Our strike yesterday was instant...  A lot closer than 30 seconds..

The Tour 1 group outside the National Weather Center.
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Of course I have to take a better framed shot.....

Van 1's dust messages.

Some of Van 2's messages..
Would you believe the SM6SJW is the password from one of our hotels wifi access point????