USA Storm Chasing Expedition - 05 May, 2008
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George briefing the team on today's plans
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Heading into New Mexico
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Nice structure.
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Guess where we are..
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Roswell...
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Everyone in the city running and ducking
for cover.
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Great storm structure.
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We are testing the hail size, otherwise
known as "The Canary"
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Funnel? No... Scud...
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It looks like a funnel.
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Scary Storm.
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People heading into a hail core.
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Ian (from the UK) taking photos of the storm.
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A Fox 11 news crew / spotter.
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Baseball sized hail just
under 1 mile away... Storm is running at 17mph. we have 3 minutes to
move.
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Big hail core.
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Still waiting for a tornado to form.
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One car after another with windows smashed
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Newly formed hail dents.
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Great signage.
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Nice array of equipment here.
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Waiting for the storm to approach.
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Great setup.
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Nice shot!
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Tracking the storm.
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Looks like a tornado, but it was not.
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Heading our way.
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Quick take your pictures.. Lightning
about!
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Are you sure this is not a tornado?
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Not taking the risk, it's heading for us.
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Looking back.
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Rain & hail shaft off in the distance.
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Quick pit stop.
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Other storm chasers.
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It's a regular storm chasers convention..
50 or so chasers.
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Discovery channel
filming.
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The DOW... Finally got to see it in
action...
(Doppler on Wheels)
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Looking back at the storm.
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Sun Setting..
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Heading to next destination.
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Working away on the storm pictures and
blogs...