A truck participating in tornado intercept practice near Salina Kansas June 3 2009


A truck participating in tornado intercept practice near Salina Kansas June 3 2009 The practice simulates the deployement of vehicles and instruments near a tornado the part of the tornado is played by this pickup truck that steadily moves towards the participants at around 20 miles per hour Project Vortex 2 is a two year National Science Foundation funded science mission to study tornadoes and supercell thunderstorms


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Location: Salina, Kansas, USA
Photo credit: © Ryan McGinnis / Alamy / Afripics
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