Storm chasers finish loading their probe truck with tornado pods in Grand Island Nebraska May 30 2009. Project Vortex 2
Storm chasers Phil Berg left and Justin Walker right finish loading their probe truck with tornado pods in Grand Island Nebraska May 30 2009 Phil and Justin work for the Center for Severe Weather Research CSWR which is participating in Project Vortex 2 The probe trucks are designed to sample the atmospheric conditions near tornadoes the deployable pods are designed to be placed in the path of a tornado This particular truck is Hummer H2 Project Vortex 2 is a two year National Science Foundation funded science mission to study tornadoes and supercell thunderstorms Taken in Grand Island Nebraska May 30 2009
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