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Present - The Weather Channel 2000 => Programming and Graphics => Topic started by: Adrian on April 26, 2012, 01:15:40 AM
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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 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=403561279661620&set=a.160448867306197.34186.152813984736352&type=1&theater)
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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 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150703189588443&set=a.273762558442.140897.249767823442&type=1&theater)
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Tornado hunt? Vortex2 ended two years ago :unsure:
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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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So are they still doing this for science or just to catch video of a tornado?
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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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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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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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Here is an article on weather.com about the Tornado Hunt:
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/2012-tornado-hunt-preview_2012-04-27 (http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/2012-tornado-hunt-preview_2012-04-27)
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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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Looks like Danielle Banks is with the tornado hunt team :o
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150865530065921&set=a.10150683955220921.452813.118071565920&type=1 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150865530065921&set=a.10150683955220921.452813.118071565920&type=1)
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Looks like Danielle Banks is with the tornado hunt team :o
[url]http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150865530065921&set=a.10150683955220921.452813.118071565920&type=1[/url] ([url]http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150865530065921&set=a.10150683955220921.452813.118071565920&type=1[/url])
:blink: Interesting duo.
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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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According to Mike Bettes' Facebook, the Tornado Hunt is suspended because of lack of Severe Weather.
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Doesn't surprise me. This years tornado activity is dismal besides some early season activity in the Midwest
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According to Mike Bettes' Facebook, the Tornado Hunt is suspended because of lack of Severe Weather.
Now, watch a huge tornado outbreak occur in a few weeks. People need to let go of the fact that severe weather only comes in a defined season. It can happen anytime during the year.
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So they chase for a week then take a week off?
Does then mean the hunt will be 5 weeks since this week they did nothing but tape segments for TWC in OK and TX?
Lack of severe weather? There was severe weather all day today in Texas and more on Friday.
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According to Mike Bettes' Facebook, the Tornado Hunt is suspended because of lack of Severe Weather.
Now, watch a huge tornado outbreak occur in a few weeks. People need to let go of the fact that severe weather only comes in a defined season. It can happen anytime during the year.
It's happening in Europe too Italy Germany Japan just to name a few & also believe it or not in South America here's a clip in Caracus my mother's homeland.
Tornado Se Forma En Caracas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbuqx1wGpec#ws)
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Didn't a tornado hit the UK as well? I know about the Tokyo one...shocked to say the very least
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According to Kelly Cass the Tornado Hunt team is going back home.
So it's not like they are stopping for a few days then chasing again.
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There's nothing to chase anyways for now. So... why waste money for nothing?
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TORNADO WARNING
TXC157-201-120030-
/O.NEW.KHGX.TO.W.0032.120512T0007Z-120512T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
707 PM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL FORT BEND COUNTY IN TEXAS...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT
* AT 700 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A WALL CLOUD
NEAR FULSHEAR. A TORNADO MAY DEVELOP AT ANY TIME. DOPPLER RADAR
SHOWED THIS DANGEROUS STORM MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FULSHEAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE
HOME OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 2982 9567 2963 9567 2970 9594 2974 9594
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 271DEG 13KT 2973 9592
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So... spending hundreds of dollars+ is worth chasing one POSSIBLE tornado? :huh: They want outbreaks... which are nowhere in the future. A tornado warning could be issued there, and a tornado warning could be issued in Kansas at the same time, neither actually producing a tornado. So...
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I'm not saying they were wrong to suspend the hunt, just noting that there is severe weather.
TWC even pre-empted taped programming since around 9pm to cover the severe Texas storms.
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I'm not saying they were wrong to suspend the hunt, just noting that there is severe weather.
TWC even pre-empted taped programming since around 9pm to cover the severe Texas storms.
Ah, okay. My appologies. I thought you were meaning there was a storm they could be chasing, which in reality, they could. Just not enough severe weather. It's May... I figured we'd be in the thick of things right now. Slightly depressing, but I try and remember that at least people aren't losing their life or property. Nice, scenic tornadoes out in the fields with good sized storms in the cities would be nice right now. <_<
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According to Mike Bettes' Facebook and Twitter:
"One more day in NYC then a quick trip home, then off to The Plains to resume @tornadohunt Saturday."
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According to Mike Bettes' Facebook and Twitter:
"One more day in NYC then a quick trip home, then off to The Plains to resume @tornadohunt Saturday."
Yeah, they're headed to Kansas/Nebraska for potential severe weather. The system will move east into my area of NE Kansas on Saturday night and Sunday.
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Glad to see they are going back out :)
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According to Mike Bettes' Facebook, the Tornado Hunt is suspended because of lack of Severe Weather.
We would rather have that than last year when Mike Bettus experienced first hand a tornado tragedy in Joplin, Missouri. I agree, though, I can't stand weather patterns that aren't conducive to severe weather and thunderstorms.
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There's not much chasing going on for the next couple of days.
"@DDwx: The #TornadoHunt crew is here in Joplin MO for the next few days in coverage of the 1 yr remembrance of the May 22, 2011 EF-5 tornado."
They are not chasing today hrough at least mid week.
If I'm correct they are not adding an extra week to make up for the week off. So there are two weeks left in the Tornado Hunt.
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Mark Elliot is joining the Tornado Hunt (https://twitter.com/borntorunnergrl/status/206881636225261568).
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They almost got a tornado right by their position in Archer Co. Texas.
TWC skipped the 7:28pm ET Local on The 8's and went to the Tornado Hunt Team.
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According to Mike Bettes' Twitter, they are now finished with the Tornado Hunt. But we don't know if Bettes is going back to Atlanta or NYC.
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According to Mike Bettes' Twitter, they are now finished with the Tornado Hunt. But we don't know if Bettes is going back to Atlanta or NYC.
Most definitely NYC for YWT. ;)