Storm chaser Reed Timmer successfully shot a rocket into a wedge tornado. The data, he says, is ‘incredible.’

Interesting Facts About Tornadoes

Washingtonpost.com delivers a clever piece on a high level storm chaser firing rockets into tornadoes. The result is new data and more interesting facts about tornadoes.

A rocket is launched into a tornado outside Kansas City on May 28. (Reed Timmer) Looking for a cool job? Try launching rockets into tornadoes! AccuWeather “extreme meteorologist” Reed Timmer and his team did exactly that last week as a mile-wide EF4 tornado plowed through Lawrence, Kan. “After many […]

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