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There is a place in the
heartland of the United States
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that is home to the most
severe storms on Earth.
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When a clash of forces above
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can turn day into night
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and rain terror
on those below.
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"Tornado Alley"
is a name well-earned
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for it is home to nearly 80%
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of the world's most
violent tornadoes.
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The destruction they leave
behind each year is enormous
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and the human toll
is no less devastating.
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We've come to understand why so
many tornadoes plague this region,
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but we still cannot predict
with great accuracy
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where and when
they will strike.
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The scientific mission called
Vortex Two is now underway
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to gain a better understanding of
why some storms produce tornadoes
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and others do not.
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Well, guys, I guess
y'all are about ready to go.
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Meteorologist Don Burgess
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is one of the principle
investigators on the team.
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Vortex Two,
or "V-2" as we call it,
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is a large
scientific experiment.
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Large because we need to get
as much data as possible
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on the details
of tornadogenesis,
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the time when
tornadoes are born.
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A storm can be huge,
miles across.
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So we've got to use
every tool we've got.
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We'll surround the storms
with sensors called sticknets.
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Mobile weather
data collecting vehicles
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called mesonets will get as
close to the tornado as possible.
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We'll drop mini
weather stations called pods
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right in the path
of an oncoming tornado.
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And we'll scan
inside the storms
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with the most sophisticated
mobile radar trucks.
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The goal of their field
research is to gather information
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that can be used to provide
earlier and more accurate warnings.
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And with over 100 researchers,
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forty vehicles and a huge array
of advanced instrumentation,
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Vortex Two is the most ambitious
severe storm investigation in history.
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Scientists are not the only
ones drawn to severe weather.
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Sean Casey is both a filmmaker
and a storm chaser
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and his preparation is taking
shape in a very different way,
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upgrading his 14,000-pound
homemade tank.
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He calls it the
"Tornado Intercept Vehicle"
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or "TIV".
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Built for one purpose,
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to drive into the heart
of a tornado.
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People ask me
why I'm doing this.
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I know that some of them
think I'm nuts,
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but for years I've had
this goal, this dream.
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I want to get a shot of a
tornado coming directly at us
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and film that impact.
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And this is the only way
I know how to do it.
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With two-inch composite
armor and bulletproof windows,
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TIV is designed to survive tornadic
winds up to 200 miles per hour.
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Meteorologist Brandon Ivey will
monitor weather conditions for the team.
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Just watch yourself.
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All right, Marc.
Keep going. Keep going.
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Driver Marcus Gutierrez
is a trained Navy medic,
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a skill set that hopefully
won't be needed.
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A little more.
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All right, Marc.
Keep going. Keep going.
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Sean Casey will spend most
of his time under the turret,
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which both houses and protects
his large-format camera.
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TIV is ready to roll,
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but first, a rehearsal.
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Tornado coming! Deploy!
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Four seconds.
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Panels lower
to block lifting winds.
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Eight seconds.
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Sixteen seconds.
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Steel spikes drive 40 inches
into the ground as anchors.
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22.9.
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Nah-uh.
Yeah.
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Why do we keep
getting that number?
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The chase is on,
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for it's storm season
in Tornado Alley.
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And a unique combination of
geography and converging air masses
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provide the perfect
environment for tornadogenesis.
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With no southern mountain
range to block the flow,
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warm moist air from the Gulf
of Mexico moves northward
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under the dry, cool fast
moving winds of the jet stream.
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If the warm air rises,
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it cools and moisture
condenses into clouds
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reaching as high as 10 miles into
the atmosphere and a storm is born.
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Winds moving in different
directions and different speeds
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can rotate a storm into
what is called a supercell.
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Scientists believe that a downdraft
wrapping around the rear of the supercell
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is critical to bringing
the rotation to the ground
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and that the temperature of
the downdraft might determine
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whether the storm
merely produces strong winds
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or a monster tornado.
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Welcome to day one,
first day of Vortex Two.
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We have an interesting
situation this morning.
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This is the first slide today,
the 500 millibar chart.
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On it you can see
that we have...
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Each day begins
with a weather briefing
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to target areas
with tornado potential.
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Then team leaders go to work.
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Vortex Two researcher Doctor Karen
Kosiba directs placement of the pods.
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Before each mission I like
to meet with the pod teams
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so we can go over a strategy so
they know where to drop the pods.
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How far the pods
should be spaced.
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It could be
a dangerous situation
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so they need to be cognizant
of what's going on around them.
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Okay, so I think
we're set then for today.
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Principle investigator
Doctor Josh Wurman
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is in charge of coordinating
V-2's 11 radar trucks.
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Radar is the backbone
of our mission,
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because it allows us
to see inside storms
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and make three-dimensional
maps of the winds.
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For Don Burgess this will mark
almost 40 years of storm chasing.
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There's a great deal of excitement
when you head out the first day.
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I just relish the time and
relish the opportunity to go out
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and get to do this
one more time.
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The height of the storm season
lasts less than two months.
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For chase teams, the clock
is constantly ticking.
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This is DOW Seven heading out.
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We're going to get
our feet wet here.
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Once the storm is targeted Vortex
Two will try to get ahead of it.
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Their goal is to be
in position to collect data
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throughout the entire
life cycle of a tornado.
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First, they'll position radar
and other sensors
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as far as 20 miles out to record
large-scale samples of the entire storm.
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Some radar trucks will
deploy closer to the tornado
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to collect
higher-resolution data.
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Before they scan, they must get
level and be clear of obstacles.
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Then, Doppler radar
emits radio waves
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that reflect off rain,
hail and lofted debris,
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creating a map of the structure
and evolution of the tornado.
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A hook-like shape
on radar can show
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that a downdraft is wrapped
around the rear of the storm,
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a potential indicator
of tornadogenesis.
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Roaming mesonet vehicles and
pods dropped in the storm's path
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measure what radar cannot,
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temperature, humidity, and
wind speed at ground level.
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Altogether, V-2's array
of instrumentation
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will make visible the unseen
architecture of the entire storm.
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Sean Casey's mission is
far less complex than V-2's,
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but his commitment
is no less impressive.
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This has been my life
for the last eight years now
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and I don't want to spend
all this time out in the field
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and bring back
ordinary footage.
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It's one of the visual
wonders of the world.
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It feels like it should be
on another planet.
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Early on,
both V-2 and TIV
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find themselves
on the same road.
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Two storms have developed
and they both show potential.
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TIV heads east towards a storm
that is already tornado-warned.
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V-2 goes west,
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where better road network will increase
their chances for a full deployment.
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There is now
a target storm.
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It is the second one
in the line,
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not the southern tip.
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This is DOW Seven
to C.S.P.R. teams.
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It looks like
it's to the west of you.
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You're in a pretty good spot.
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We're going to keep scanning
this and we'll update you,
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but circulation is marginally
tornadic in the DOW.
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And I think we're seeing it
might be a tornado visually.
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Yeah, it's the only thing I've
seen there is the wall cloud.
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I don't know
about the tornado.
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It might be another
rain curtain there.
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Visually, it's clearly
on the ground.
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DOW Seven, Probe 13.
What do you want us to do?
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Standby, Probe 13.
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Fifty-five gallon oil barrels
fly like leaves in the wind.
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Yeah, the tornado,
it is weakening.
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It's 4. 6 at 40 degrees.
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Basically, we're just trying
to regroup out ahead of this.
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Even though
the tornado has weakened,
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the storm is still strong
and on the move.
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Heading east as well.
DOW Five, did you copy?
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Yeah, we copy that.
We're rolling.
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To the east, TIV has
chosen the wrong storm.
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They have a lot of ground
to make up.
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V-2 is already positioning sensors
on the perimeter of the storm.
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Do you want to be
given our road network?
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Hey, the sticknet
they're setting up on 15,
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do you think
you could go up 207?
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This looks like it
could produce again.
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DOW Seven,
are you deployed yet?
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We are deploying
at our current location...
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Uh, are you scanning yet?
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Yeah. We're having a heck of a
time finding a deployment site.
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Is it all right
if we give 2108 a try?
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Yeah, that's fine.
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You'll have to rush
and there's certainly
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no guarantee
that's a better road.
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Okay,
can the probe teams move
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two kilometers south
from their given location
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and then hold up there?
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Probe 11, do you copy?
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Yep, we copy.
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The northern latitude
was 39.24, correct?
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Correct.
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That's in the middle
of a field, is it not?
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That's correct, but just do
it right where that is, though.
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DOW Five, DOW Seven?
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DOW Five.
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Are you scanning?
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Not yet.
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This is Probe One.
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Any teams following us,
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County Road 4
is washed out at our position.
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Did you say washed out?
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Yes. There is no road.
We are turning around.
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Go 16.
We'll turn around after you.
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DOW Five, DOW Seven?
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DOW Five.
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Hi, what's your status?
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We're still sitting here scanning
with much better data than before.
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Okay.
Good job, DOW Five.
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Okay, let's start
closing hatches.
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Close hatches.
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Oh, man. I gotta
get the camera up.
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Now it looks like
it's dissolving.
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Come on, you're going
to have to go faster, Marc.
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Half the driving is done.
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Okay,
just drive into it.
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Come on.
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Five minutes
and we would have had it.
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It was that one train.
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We just missed it.
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DOW Seven to all teams,
mission is over.
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Good job today, you guys. And
we'll see you back at the hotel.
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For all their efforts,
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the TIV team came up short.
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But there's always
another day...
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Blue skies,
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white clouds,
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warm dry breezes...
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Terrible weather
for storm chasers.
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What they need
is a little luck.
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Through 14 seasons,
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DOW driver Herb Stein
has followed the same ritual.
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Searching for just the right
good luck charm.
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No matter how slim the
chances, the search goes on.
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Back up. Back up,
back up. Clear.
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Now go. Go, go, go.
Whoa! Turn!
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Warm, moist air from the Gulf
of Mexico has now returned,
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a necessary fuel
for the storms on the plains.
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00:23:42,005 --> 00:23:44,341
Any hail reports? We're
starting to pick up a little bit.
245
00:23:47,261 --> 00:23:52,516
Hailstones can range in size from as
small as a pea to as large as a softball...
246
00:23:52,558 --> 00:23:54,852
A threat to both researchers
and their equipment.
247
00:24:15,038 --> 00:24:17,040
All teams,
this is N. O.X.P.
248
00:24:17,249 --> 00:24:20,085
We've got moderate
hail falling now.
249
00:24:28,635 --> 00:24:31,305
Probe 11's already got
half-inch hail and increasing.
250
00:24:32,598 --> 00:24:34,391
We're getting
nickel-sized hail.
251
00:24:34,933 --> 00:24:37,477
Okay, copy.
Write it all down.
252
00:24:40,397 --> 00:24:43,108
DOW Seven, this is U.M.X.
pole, what's the status?
253
00:24:43,567 --> 00:24:45,652
The DOW's going to be
pulling out now.
254
00:24:45,736 --> 00:24:47,237
The storm's got
big hail in it.
255
00:24:47,279 --> 00:24:51,033
So everybody try to get east on
this road as quickly as you can.
256
00:24:54,578 --> 00:24:56,246
Probe 11's
already got golf balls.
257
00:24:56,288 --> 00:24:58,207
Probe 12. Go ahead now.
258
00:25:08,133 --> 00:25:09,301
DOW Seven, DOW Six,
259
00:25:09,384 --> 00:25:10,427
we're getting
caught up in this
260
00:25:10,511 --> 00:25:12,054
so we're at the edge
of the storm right now.
261
00:25:12,429 --> 00:25:16,433
DOW Seven is about five miles ahead
of you and we are in the clear.
262
00:25:16,850 --> 00:25:20,729
Okay, DOW Six copy. FYI, there are
still some probes way behind us.
263
00:25:20,771 --> 00:25:23,065
Probe 11 and 12,
are you coming this way?
264
00:25:23,106 --> 00:25:25,067
Yeah, we are.
We're behind you.
265
00:25:28,445 --> 00:25:31,114
We're seeing some
cut-off from communication,
266
00:25:31,156 --> 00:25:32,783
was somebody
calling DOW Seven?
267
00:25:32,866 --> 00:25:34,535
Yes. Probe 11 is about
a mile in front of us
268
00:25:34,618 --> 00:25:37,287
and we are moving very slowly
because we cannot see.
269
00:25:41,959 --> 00:25:43,919
Circulation is on the road.
270
00:25:47,548 --> 00:25:50,133
Probe 11. We are seeing
circulation right off to our right.
271
00:25:50,259 --> 00:25:52,302
Stop. Stop.
We are in circulation.
272
00:25:52,344 --> 00:25:54,137
We're turning around.
Turn around. Turn around.
273
00:25:54,179 --> 00:25:55,764
It's passing over us.
We're fine.
274
00:26:03,313 --> 00:26:04,314
Probe 15?
275
00:26:05,566 --> 00:26:06,567
Probe 16?
276
00:26:07,943 --> 00:26:08,944
Probe 11?
277
00:26:09,987 --> 00:26:10,988
Probe 12?
278
00:26:12,030 --> 00:26:13,031
Probe 13?
279
00:26:17,703 --> 00:26:20,706
Great. Herb, you need to go
out and restart the generator.
280
00:26:20,789 --> 00:26:22,332
Karen, you need to get
the antennae controller off.
281
00:26:22,374 --> 00:26:23,375
Yes, I'm doing it.
282
00:26:24,168 --> 00:26:26,295
Okay, just FYI,
the DOW is down.
283
00:26:26,336 --> 00:26:29,339
We have no power. We cannot
see where the tornado is,
284
00:26:29,423 --> 00:26:30,924
so get safe visually, please.
285
00:26:33,343 --> 00:26:35,888
With a third of their team
stuck in a massive storm,
286
00:26:35,971 --> 00:26:38,432
safety is now
the number-one priority.
287
00:26:54,865 --> 00:26:58,702
Josh, with everybody
spread out and the comms bad,
288
00:26:58,744 --> 00:27:02,372
I just don't see any reason to
continue with this deployment. Over.
289
00:27:02,539 --> 00:27:04,708
No, I think we just have to
get people safe at this point,
290
00:27:04,791 --> 00:27:06,793
so it's disappointing.
291
00:27:12,883 --> 00:27:15,928
Miles away on a different
storm, the TIV crew is waiting.
292
00:28:02,933 --> 00:28:05,102
The storm is on the move.
293
00:28:14,820 --> 00:28:16,780
Hunting for a tornado
can feel like
294
00:28:16,822 --> 00:28:18,615
swimming with a shark
in dark waters.
295
00:28:20,033 --> 00:28:23,495
You know it's there,
you just can't see it.
296
00:28:28,333 --> 00:28:31,253
Hey, little circulation
right ahead of us.
297
00:28:33,130 --> 00:28:34,882
Wow! Look at that.
298
00:28:41,388 --> 00:28:43,182
Four o'clock,
new circulation.
299
00:28:43,348 --> 00:28:44,600
Hey, new tornado
forming in the east,
300
00:28:44,641 --> 00:28:46,185
new tornado
forming in the east.
301
00:28:55,402 --> 00:28:59,698
A small tornado has now
become a massive tornado.
302
00:29:02,993 --> 00:29:05,662
Keep going. Let's... I don't
want to go inside of it.
303
00:29:05,746 --> 00:29:07,164
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, I'm sure, man.
304
00:29:07,247 --> 00:29:08,457
I'm looking at it.
305
00:29:27,351 --> 00:29:28,519
It's catching us.
306
00:29:28,602 --> 00:29:32,022
You gotta fly, dude.
Just to be on the safe side.
307
00:29:32,064 --> 00:29:33,273
You gotta fly.
308
00:29:34,107 --> 00:29:36,568
It's directly behind us.
It's directly behind us.
309
00:29:36,693 --> 00:29:37,778
It's coming up on the road.
310
00:29:37,861 --> 00:29:39,363
I can't see the road, Sean.
311
00:29:51,250 --> 00:29:53,252
Let's stop up here
and deploy.
312
00:29:53,335 --> 00:29:54,878
Let's stop and deploy.
313
00:30:52,060 --> 00:30:53,729
Are you guys okay?
314
00:30:53,770 --> 00:30:55,772
Yeah. Yeah, we're fine.
Yeah. Okay. Let's follow this.
315
00:31:20,047 --> 00:31:22,299
- Hey, take a left right here.
- All right.
316
00:31:24,343 --> 00:31:25,802
That's another big one, Sean.
317
00:31:27,638 --> 00:31:29,014
That's a really big one.
318
00:31:29,097 --> 00:31:31,141
There's debris in the air.
There's debris in the air.
319
00:31:40,567 --> 00:31:42,444
I hope everybody's
in their basement.
320
00:31:42,486 --> 00:31:43,904
I hope they're
in the basement.
321
00:32:25,529 --> 00:32:27,823
There is
a contradiction sometimes.
322
00:32:28,824 --> 00:32:30,701
It can be exciting
chasing tornadoes,
323
00:32:32,578 --> 00:32:34,204
but when you see this,
324
00:32:34,288 --> 00:32:36,874
it really hits home how
important the warning times are.
325
00:32:41,003 --> 00:32:45,632
People's lives were saved because
they had enough time to get to safety.
326
00:33:12,910 --> 00:33:15,078
It's been a long
and well-traveled road.
327
00:33:17,956 --> 00:33:19,750
Now there are
no storms to chase
328
00:33:20,959 --> 00:33:22,628
and waiting
is the hardest part.
329
00:33:24,838 --> 00:33:26,757
Still, conditions can change
330
00:33:27,758 --> 00:33:32,387
and the right road might just
lead to that one perfect storm.
331
00:33:39,353 --> 00:33:41,688
We have opportunity
for significant supercells,
332
00:33:42,147 --> 00:33:44,024
maybe significant
tornadoes today.
333
00:33:44,691 --> 00:33:47,653
This may be one of the last
good days of the spring.
334
00:33:48,111 --> 00:33:51,198
Looking at the low-level...
335
00:33:57,246 --> 00:33:58,455
The National Weather Service
336
00:33:58,497 --> 00:34:01,041
has issued tornado
watch number 332.
337
00:34:01,208 --> 00:34:04,628
Persons should remain alert for
rapidly changing weather conditions.
338
00:34:04,711 --> 00:34:07,798
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather
Radio. Commercial radio...
339
00:35:09,067 --> 00:35:11,570
All team vehicles, you have
on your mesonets, correct?
340
00:35:12,029 --> 00:35:13,030
Probe 11. Check.
341
00:35:13,405 --> 00:35:15,032
- Probe 12?
- Check.
342
00:35:15,574 --> 00:35:16,575
- Thirteen?
- Check.
343
00:35:16,909 --> 00:35:18,660
- Fourteen?
- Check.
344
00:35:19,161 --> 00:35:21,038
- Fifteen?
- Check.
345
00:35:25,209 --> 00:35:27,711
We're going to set up
the S.R. 's down there
346
00:35:27,836 --> 00:35:30,964
and then we're going to kind of have
a triangle down there with DOW Five
347
00:35:31,089 --> 00:35:32,382
and we thought
we'd set you up there.
348
00:35:33,217 --> 00:35:34,718
Copy that, Josh.
Sounds good.
349
00:35:44,853 --> 00:35:47,105
We have to
go in the storm.
350
00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:50,901
Try and stay in the middle.
Try and stay in the middle.
351
00:35:50,984 --> 00:35:53,862
I'm trying, I'm trying.
It's really slippery.
352
00:35:57,115 --> 00:35:59,910
Hey, slow down.
Slow down, slow down.
353
00:36:04,289 --> 00:36:06,583
Keep it in the road.
Keep it in the road.
354
00:36:23,559 --> 00:36:25,894
It looks like the surface
circulation is increasing
355
00:36:25,936 --> 00:36:27,855
and the hook
is really coiling up,
356
00:36:27,938 --> 00:36:30,274
so this storm looks
like it's intensifying
357
00:36:30,315 --> 00:36:33,110
and certainly could produce
something in the next few minutes.
358
00:36:33,235 --> 00:36:34,570
DOW Seven
to all probe teams,
359
00:36:34,611 --> 00:36:36,321
head up north quickly
to DOW Five's location
360
00:36:36,405 --> 00:36:39,449
and start dropping pods
at DOW Five and northward.
361
00:36:39,533 --> 00:36:40,534
Copy. We're moving.
362
00:36:42,786 --> 00:36:44,454
We're going to do
the hopscotch method
363
00:36:44,538 --> 00:36:46,290
and basically it's going
to be Probe 11.
364
00:36:46,874 --> 00:36:51,461
This is DOW Six. I can confirm a
tornado. It is moving east at 15.
365
00:36:56,758 --> 00:36:58,010
DOW Seven?
366
00:36:58,677 --> 00:36:59,887
Go ahead, Probe 11.
367
00:36:59,970 --> 00:37:01,221
We have
deployed pod C.
368
00:37:01,305 --> 00:37:02,472
Where would you
like us to go next?
369
00:37:02,514 --> 00:37:04,141
Try to get them at 100 meters,
but do the best you can.
370
00:37:04,224 --> 00:37:05,267
You don't have much time.
371
00:37:07,102 --> 00:37:09,938
Probe 11 dropping pod F.
Still a large tornado.
372
00:37:09,980 --> 00:37:10,981
Copy.
373
00:37:11,106 --> 00:37:12,733
DOW Seven, Probe 14?
374
00:37:12,816 --> 00:37:15,611
Probe 14. Go ahead. We're
dropping our third pod right now.
375
00:37:15,652 --> 00:37:17,321
Okay, drop it
and then head south.
376
00:37:24,495 --> 00:37:27,623
DOW One,
all S.R. 's are deployed.
377
00:37:27,664 --> 00:37:30,000
Last one is number seven,
directly in the path.
378
00:37:32,544 --> 00:37:35,047
N. O.X.P. DOW Seven,
what's your status?
379
00:37:35,172 --> 00:37:39,885
Yes, Josh. We've been up and
scanning since I think about 2242Z.
380
00:37:39,968 --> 00:37:40,969
We got it. Over.
381
00:37:41,053 --> 00:37:44,640
Okay. Great. Storm should be coming
towards you after it passes us.
382
00:37:44,765 --> 00:37:48,101
All 11 of V-2's
radar trucks are in position,
383
00:37:48,185 --> 00:37:50,312
deployed, and scanning.
384
00:37:54,191 --> 00:37:57,611
For TIV, now it's only a
matter of timing and luck.
385
00:37:59,905 --> 00:38:02,032
Where do you think it's
going to cross on this road?
386
00:38:02,074 --> 00:38:03,075
Just up here.
387
00:38:05,994 --> 00:38:07,329
Okay.
Let's deploy right here.
388
00:38:07,371 --> 00:38:08,789
Deploy. Deploy.
389
00:38:13,460 --> 00:38:15,170
Okay, here we go.
390
00:38:15,212 --> 00:38:17,047
It's coming right at us.
391
00:39:02,593 --> 00:39:04,595
It took eight years
392
00:39:04,636 --> 00:39:06,638
and in less than a minute,
it was over.
393
00:39:07,931 --> 00:39:10,934
He'd gotten inside
and got the shot.
394
00:39:20,569 --> 00:39:22,488
Throughout the course
of their field research,
395
00:39:22,571 --> 00:39:26,366
Vortex Two collected data on
dozens of storms and tornadoes.
396
00:39:28,535 --> 00:39:31,246
It'll take years to analyze the
information they've gathered,
397
00:39:31,914 --> 00:39:35,626
but their work has already pushed the
boundaries of meteorological science.
398
00:39:41,423 --> 00:39:43,008
Go ahead,
DOW probe teams.
399
00:39:43,509 --> 00:39:46,303
Great job, Karen, positioning
us. That was perfect.
400
00:39:47,054 --> 00:39:48,889
All right. Good job
getting there, you guys.
401
00:39:48,972 --> 00:39:51,016
Really. All probe teams.
402
00:39:53,769 --> 00:39:56,313
Today, we made
the right forecast.
403
00:39:56,897 --> 00:39:59,233
We moved to the right place.
We got deployed.
404
00:39:59,316 --> 00:40:00,776
We collected the data,
405
00:40:01,235 --> 00:40:03,695
so there's a great feeling
of accomplishment
406
00:40:03,987 --> 00:40:07,407
and a feeling of relief that
we got what we needed to get.
407
00:40:12,329 --> 00:40:15,165
Now we have dozens
and dozens of datasets
408
00:40:15,207 --> 00:40:18,001
that will enable us
to learn the keys
409
00:40:18,085 --> 00:40:21,463
to why some of these storms made
tornadoes and some of them didn't.
410
00:40:22,297 --> 00:40:25,300
Scientists from Vortex Two
should feel very proud
411
00:40:25,342 --> 00:40:30,472
if ten years from now the lead
times are 15 minutes or 20 minutes
412
00:40:32,224 --> 00:40:35,143
and families in Tornado Alley
413
00:40:35,185 --> 00:40:38,188
have that many more minutes
to get to safety.
414
00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:55,998
In the end, it wasn't about
just getting a single shot.
415
00:40:57,374 --> 00:40:59,168
It's a life changing
experience
416
00:40:59,710 --> 00:41:02,337
to witness the beauty
and power of these storms.
417
00:41:04,548 --> 00:41:06,884
It's the lure of Tornado Alley
418
00:41:07,676 --> 00:41:08,677
and it's got me.
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