V2 People Posted in VORTEX2 Gallery on May 12, 2009 by Susan Cobb. Scientists and staff involved with V2. Dennis Nealson working on an anemometer. Credit: NOAA Sherman Frederickson. Credit: NOAA Lou Wicker, VORTEX2 PI and steering committee member. Sean Waugh, OU meteorology student was responsible for building the mobile mesonets. Credit: NOAA NSSL’s Lou Wicker and Susan Cobb talk logistics before the VORTEX2 Media Day gathering. Credit: John Oakland Keli Tarp welcomes everyone to the VORTEX2 Media Day. Credit: John Oakland NSF’s Brad Smull discusses VORTEX 2 funding. Credit: John Oakland NSSL Deputy Director Kevin Kelleher welcomes VORTEX 2 teams on behalf of NSSL. Credit: John Oakland Harald Richter is interviewed by CNN. Credit: Susan Cobb John Oakland is the driver for NSSL’s Media Vehicle. Credit: Susan Cobb Mike Biggerstaff, OU. Credit: Susan Cobb Ted Mansell, NSSL. Credit: Susan Cobb Erik Rasmussen and David Dowell coordinate V2 intercept operations from the Field Command Vehicle. Credit: Mike Coniglio NSSL’s Lou Wicker, Don Burgess (CIMMS), Josh Wurman (CSWR). Credit: Mike Coniglio Keli Tarp was in the field when V2 caught their only tornado of the year. Erik Rasmussen of Rasmussen Systems and a PI with VORTEX2 watches a storm. Credit: Mike Coniglio Chris Weiss (TTU), Joshua Wurman (CSWR), David Dowell (NCAR), Yvette Richardson (PSU), Howie Bluestein (OU) and Lou Wicker (NSSL) watch a target storm in the Field Command vehicle. Credit: Mike Coniglio Mike Coniglio, NSSL. Credit: Mike Coniglio Erik Rasmussen. Credit: Mike Coniglio PI briefings. Credit: David Sills 2009 Credit Neil Taylor Credit: Neil Taylor Mike Bettes from The Weather Channel. Credit: David Sills 2009 Neil Taylor, Environment Canada Chase StormDawg prepares to deploy with VORTEX2 as a special correspondent for kids. Doug Kennedy is problem solving in the Field Command vehicle Steering committee members coordinating mobile radars plan their strategy for fast moving storms. NSSL’s Ted Mansell in the NOXP radar truck. Credit: Mike Coniglio These (mostly) students had threatened to hold Chase StormDawg hostage until they saw a tornado. Credit: Susan Cobb Nolan Atkins was the Principal Investigator from Lyndon State College. Here he is documenting a panorama of his location with the HD camera. Credit: Susan Cobb Credit: Mike Coniglio Credit: Mike Coniglio Credit: Mike Coniglio Credit: Mike Coniglio SR-1 and SR-2 radar teams. Credit: Robin Tanamachi The full V2 armada. Credit: Robin Tanamachi Credit: Mike Coniglio Credit: Mike Coniglio