Vortex 2 News Archive

Study is unraveling mysteries of the twister - Courtesy of The Denver Post: At the midpoint of an $11.9 million study that aims to untangle the mystery of tornadoes and use the information to help weather forecasters save lives, researchers are sure of one thing: People typically have only about 13 minutes of lead time before a twister touches down. [Link] [PDF] Posted: 6/25/2009

Tornado researchers see Wyoming twister close up - Courtesy of The Dallas Morning News and AP: Scientists who stalked tornadoes in the central United States this spring were treated to a textbook example when one touched down in Wyoming two weeks ago, researchers said Wednesday. [Link] [PDF] Posted: 6/25/2009

Watch the Wyoming tornado caught by V2! - Follow this link to watch the video provided by UCAR and The Denver Post. [Link] Posted: 6/25/2009

Local scientists take part in national tornado experiment - Courtesy of The Norman Transcript: In less than two weeks, researchers from around the country will launch a comprehensive field study of tornadoes that could change the way storms are understood and increase the lead-up time for severe weather warnings. [Link] [PDF] Posted: 5/6/2009

VORTEX2: Read All About It! - The second Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX2) is planned to be the most ambitious attempt ever to explore tornado origin, structure and evolution, with the goal of gaining new understandings that will increase the accuracy of forecasts and warnings. [Link] [PDF] Posted: 9/23/2008

VORTEX2: Full Briefing - To view the entire VORTEX2 briefing, please see the attached file. [PDF] Posted: 9/9/2008