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2012 Tornado Hunt
« on: April 26, 2012, 01:15:40 AM »
On WCL, they announced that the annual tornado hunt will start on April 30 and will continue for 4 weeks. I think Mike Bettes will still be the host.

Here is a preview screenshot from Crystal Egger's Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=403561279661620&set=a.160448867306197.34186.152813984736352&type=1&theater
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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2012, 06:37:59 PM »
Here is a picture of the truck they are using for the chase on Mike Bettes' Facebook. He said that more announcements to come:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150703189588443&set=a.273762558442.140897.249767823442&type=1&theater

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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2012, 10:04:10 PM »
Tornado hunt? Vortex2 ended two years ago :unsure:

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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2012, 10:30:32 PM »
Tornado hunt? Vortex2 ended two years ago :unsure:

They did it last year but it was a TWC Project, not a Vortex 2 peoject. It was the project that made Mike Bettes cover the Joplin, MO tornado minutes after it happened.

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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2012, 04:40:46 PM »
So are they still doing this for science or just to catch video of a tornado?

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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2012, 09:09:38 PM »
They should've been in Topeka tonight! It was pretty intense. Can't wait for Monday! They might even be in the area anyways then!

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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2012, 09:19:04 PM »
So are they still doing this for science or just to catch video of a tornado?

Just to catch video of a Tornado and show it Live.

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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2012, 01:30:15 PM »
So are they still doing this for science or just to catch video of a tornado?

Just to catch video of a Tornado and show it Live.
Which is an unnecessary expense and risk, even for trained meteorologists...

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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2012, 08:28:09 PM »

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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2012, 04:19:53 PM »
I hope Mike Bettus doesn't experience any tragedies this year, like he did the EF5 Joplin tornado that killed 162 people last year. As you recall, that tragic tornado came on the heels of the April 27, 2011 outbreak, when Tuscaloosa and Birmingham were hit so hard by similarly violent tornadoes. :(
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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2012, 06:38:57 PM »

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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2012, 07:11:34 PM »


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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2012, 09:50:29 PM »
According to Mike Bettes' Twitter:

"Just lost 3 windshields outside of Goodnight, TX. Golf ball to tennis ball hail. Our chase is done for today"


Looks like the Tornado Hunt is off to a very bad start.

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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2012, 11:34:43 PM »
According to Mike Bettes' Facebook, the Tornado Hunt is suspended because of lack of Severe Weather.

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Re: 2012 Tornado Hunt
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2012, 11:47:49 PM »
Doesn't surprise me. This years tornado activity is dismal besides some early season activity in the Midwest