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CometGuy
20-09-2005, 11:04 PM
Check out this footage taken from a video camera deployed into the path of an F3 tornado. The torrnado makes a direct hit....:

http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0506/feature6/multimedia.html

There is also a group building an armoured vehicle designed to be driven into straight into a Tornado to film inside the vortice....crazy, mad!

Terry
ballaratdragons
20-09-2005, 11:13 PM
Rotton dial-up! Tried but it takes too long to load.

I'll believe you!
gaa_ian
20-09-2005, 11:19 PM
That was very cool ... a 1.5mb connection makes the difference!
A much safer passtime tracking down galaxies i think
And they say we are obsessed :doh:
h0ughy
20-09-2005, 11:23 PM
not bad!
iceman
21-09-2005, 06:15 AM
That's some nice footage.

Does anyone have/seen any footage of Hurricane Katrina?
Astroman
21-09-2005, 05:03 PM
Not bad footage of the tornado, but not exactly what they wanted. The tornado was a fairly weak one, I think they wanted something a bit stronger to get some idea of inside structure. Still, The idea is there for future inventors.
RAJAH235
21-09-2005, 11:03 PM
FWIW, would the posters please state the size of the links/D/L's. Save us 'poor' soles on dial-up a lot of hassles. Many Thanks to all concerned. :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
jdb
22-09-2005, 08:23 AM
If you want to see an amazing avi of Katrina in infrared go to
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Current/ and check out

<table summary="Filename" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="2" width="515"> <tbody><tr><td align="center" width="20">M </td> <td align="left" width="215"> TRCkatrina2240_G12.avi (http://../../../Events/Current/TRCkatrina2240_G12.avi)
</td> <td align="center" width="80"> 22803 K
</td> <td align="center" width="200"> August 28
</td></tr></tbody> </table>

Huge file but well worth it (apologies to the bandwidth challenged)...Tracks her from being a TS to a full Cat 5....
iceman
22-09-2005, 08:38 AM
Wow that's pretty amazing, nice find Jason.

I want to see Storm chaser footage though, from new orleans when it hit ground!
jdb
22-09-2005, 08:49 AM
hrmmm....i think cnn had some footage from guys on the ground.

Y'all here that Rita is now Cat 5 ? She isn't as big as Katrina was, but there is still a lot of warm GOM air to eat up...I actually think she will get bigger!
iceman
22-09-2005, 08:51 AM
It would be devastating if Rita hit New Orleans again, i just don't think the city could cope with another pounding.. just after the news this morning said that they've finished pumping out the water from Katrina!
jdb
22-09-2005, 08:57 AM
meanwhile - a triple header in the East Pacific...don't think it is perfect storm material, being overshadowed by Rita I suspect.
jdb
22-09-2005, 09:23 AM
nah, she is shifting slightly north of west (not northwest...lol...) and will hit somewhere in Texas. Starting to move into cooler water so it will loose intensity. NHC puts her at a Cat 3 at landfall...

IR floater (you need Java) here: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT/float-ir4-loop.html
iceman
22-09-2005, 09:38 AM
Wow great stuff, nice link.