Showing posts with label tornado. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tornado. Show all posts

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Next-Gen Weather Satellites to Improve Tornado Warnings

Source - NASA Science News for Feb. 29, 2012

NOAA and NASA are working on a series of next-generation weather satellites called "GOES-R" that will improve warnings of deadly tornadoes and other severe weather.

FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/29feb_tornadosurprise/

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Unique Space Image of Alabama Tornado Tracks

Source - NASA Science News for May 16, 2011

NASA has released a unique satellite image tracing the damage of a monster EF-4 tornado that tore through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on April 27th.

FULL STORY at: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/16may_groundtracks/

Tornado Tracks (ground track, 550px)
(Image copyright NASA)

Friday, May 06, 2011

A Story from the Tornado Zone

Source - NASA Science News for May 6, 2011

On Wednesday, April 27th, Science@NASA writer Dauna Coulter found herself near ground zero as a super-outbreak of tornadoes ripped through north Alabama. This is the story about the event she wrote and submitted from within the disaster zone.

FULL STORY at

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/06may_tornado/