On June 5th, 2009, the Vortex 2 team, the largest ever tornado research project, finally got everything they had hoped for... After weeks of non-existent severe weather, TWC OCM Mike Bettes and his Vortex 2 team members were present for the entire life cycle of a tornado that touched down in rural Goshen County, Wyoming. Students from various schools nationwide were on site taking data and sending weather balloons into the storm. This was the perfect storm for the Vortex 2 team - they were able to witness and collect their data in a tornado that didn't harm property or persons. The tornado appeared quite wide at times in its 25 minutes on the ground. Here in its last stages of life, the tornado has moved closer to the Vortex 2 team, allowing us viewers to see some remarkable vantage points of the tornado. The best moment is at 1:23.
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After bouncing around on 3-4 supercells after the Clinton/Jackson tornado, we tracked this violent cone/wedge tornado from close range as it struck Leakesville in extreme southeast Mississippi. Thankfully it appeared that the main core of the tornado passed just on the north edge of town, so structural damage was minor compared to what it could have been. Sparks and power flashes often illuninated the whole funnel, and a massive transformer fire was burning on the west side of Leakesville. Check out TornadoVideos.net for more updates on the record-breaking April 15, 2011. For more visit www.tornadovideos.net
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