USA Storm Chasing Expedition - 16 May, 2009
![]()
Welcome to the twister museum.
![]()
The DOW truck. (Doppler Radar on Wheels)
![]()
Some the of the many instruments up top.
![]()
There is around 40 of these vehicles..
(You'll see the circus on the next storm chase day)
![]()
Hail? (I would love to see the
insurance report)
![]()
Some of the many probes that will be
deployed.
![]()
Brad and the Meteorologist lifting the
device.
![]()
I tried... It was way too heavy for me.
![]()
Inside on the chase cars.
![]()
Me & DOW..
![]()
More probes.. .(These are the larger ones)
![]()
Someone is going to slip a disk deploying
these.
![]()
Another Vortex2 crew member arrives.
![]()
Inside the Twister Museum.
![]()
Popular place, considering it's in the
middle of nowhere.
![]()
The movie Twister, memorabilia.
![]()
Props and things.
![]()
Location photos and research.
![]()
I see dorothy.
![]()
Photos for re-creating the damage.
![]()
A thank you letter from Bill Paxton.
![]()
Autographs and stuff.
![]()
Opening night.
![]()
Very busy today with the vortex2 crews and
cloud 9 tour.
![]()
Debris!
![]()
Oh.... Yes... Indeed... We have
debris.
![]()
Look familiar?
![]()
I give you "Dorothy I"
![]()
|Inside... I know you are wanting to
know what was in here..
![]()
Hollywood magic.
![]()
The famous Tim Marshall posing for the
cameras.
![]()
Look at what I have found....
![]()
George and Mike can't help themselves.
![]()
A lot of commotion going on here.
![]()
It's me with my new toy.
![]()
An official replica... (Lets see if I
can get this in a tornado)
![]()
Unplugging Dorothy I
![]()
A fun day.
![]()
All eyes on who???
![]()
Aha.
![]()
The famous Herb Stein inside the Dorothy
Capsule.... (Is this allowed?)
![]()
This was a real laugh.. I think Herb always
wanted to do this.
![]()
The famous Wakita water tower, as seen in
the movie.
![]()
Damn... It's not even a chase day and we
nearly run into one of the Vortex2 crews.
![]()
There's more of them. (Hi Herb)..
![]()
There they go.. (See you in a week or so)
![]()
Cloud 9 Tour1 over.. everyone unpacking.
![]()
What to do now?
![]()
Hi George.... So... How's things..
![]()
I've never seen George scared in my life..
When 30 odd chasers crowded around him with items behind their back there was no
where to run or hide.
![]()
Incoming.
![]()
Charles was no where to been seen..
Normally, George is a secondary target.
![]()
Oh well.. Gotta aim at someone.
![]()
He has no chance.
![]()
Really... No chance at all.
![]()
He's down for the count.
![]()
George..... Are you still alive?
![]()
Hmmmm.
![]()
George??
![]()
Aha.. he's not dead.
![]()
He's a zombie though.
![]()
Ewwww...
![]()
There he is...
![]()
The official Cloud 9 poker team. (P.S. I'm
bluffing)
From L-R
(Nathan, UK)
(Brad, Adelaide, AUS)
(Rick, Connecticut, USA)
(Rosemary, New Hampshire, USA)
(Me, Sydney, Australia)
(Ray, UK)
![]()
Or am I? (Inserts pinkie into mouth... Evil
laughs heard...)
RADAR IMAGES
None