Operations in northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri. Supercell targeted that produced a very brief small tornado.
Category: VORTEX2 Blog
6.6.09 Mission Summary
Targeted storms in southern Nebraska.
6.5.09 Mission Summary
V2 teams collected historic data on a tornado near LaGrange, Wyoming. Mike Biggerstaff, OU said, “It was an A+ deployment.”
6.4.09 Mission Summary
Operations collected in two supercells in southeast WY.
6.3.09 – DOWN – An afternoon in the life of V2
11:00-1:00 – We drive to the staging site, make sure the gas tank is full. Grab some lunch at a fast food site, then snacks or a sandwich to keep…
6.2.09 DOWN – A morning in the life of V2
Here is the story of a typical day in the life of a VORTEX2 participant – now I do not get to be a part of the science, but here…
6.01.09 Mission Summary
We left Omaha and drove west past Lincoln, NE, to York. We staged in York for several hours. It is interesting how we may be at a location for several…
5.31.09 Mission summary
Teams traveled from Grand Island, Nebraska to stage in Council Bluffs, Iowa at the Arby’s just off the interstate. When we stage, we watch and wait. We watch every move…
5.30.09 DOWN day
We spent a second day in Grand Island, Nebraska. Down days give time for teams to repair equipment, for team leaders to evaluate crew fatigue, and strategize for future storm…
5.29.09 Mission Summary
The target today was a weak cold front across Nebraska and Iowa in a northwesterly flow regime. Although convection was also expected along the Iowa/Missouri border, the central Nebraska target…