Does anyone know what craft this guy used to catch this?
Watch this stunning video of a tornado captured by drone
Watch this stunning video of a tornado captured by drone
UAV Captures Up-Close Video of Tornado in Oklahoma
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Mavic 2 Pro. He's actually a friend of mine. We're supposed to meet up in 2 weeks to start my chase season out west.
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Amazing to see it from the air looking at the ground. I live in Oklahoma most of my life. (Lawton and then Norman, Go Sooners)
Lucky you @JackMTaco, storm chasing!
Lucky you @JackMTaco, storm chasing!
Amazingly steady, I think I even saw hail a few times. I'm sure the twister will be rated about an EF-0 but even the smallest of them have 40 to 72 mph winds. I was talking to another UAV pilot last night about this video. We both agreed we would sacrifice a craft in order to get the shot if given the chance.
I bet all the scientists that risk their life are taking a closer look at using UAVs for this work. I'm not a big fan of the show Storm Chasers but I like the discussions around deploying instrumentation in the anticipated path of a twister. @JackMTaco , Good luck on your meeting with Brandon Clement. I (we) would be interested to hear any details of discussions he may be having with the scientists on the beat.
As far as storm chasing goes, I have a life long passion for weather observation. A good friend and I have been talking for years about taking a few trips south in spring once we retire. I would enjoy watching the show Storm Chasers more if the emotional drama did not play as central a role,,, knowhatimean.
As far as storm chasing goes, I have a life long passion for weather observation. A good friend and I have been talking for years about taking a few trips south in spring once we retire. I would enjoy watching the show Storm Chasers more if the emotional drama did not play as central a role,,, knowhatimean.
They've been doing that since the 80's at least. The NSSL used to run around with a giant barrel of instruments called TOTO for TOtable Tornado Observatory. They never managed to get it in the path of one, though.
I agree with you on the drama garbage in Storm Chasers. I also find it annoying that they romanticize chasing so much. It encourages people who don't know what they're doing to go out and chase. The movie Twister did the same thing. I used to chase for work when storms would roll through, and the clueless amateur chasers were generally a lot more dangerous than the weather.
You can get a rough idea by comparing landmarks to the satellite view:
The marker is just to the right of the cluster of buildings/fences at the beginning of the video. The cell tower it passes near the beginning is due north of it.
The marker is just to the right of the cluster of buildings/fences at the beginning of the video. The cell tower it passes near the beginning is due north of it.
Amazing video! I loved watching it suck up water as it crossed the pond!
Awesome experience even though it was a minimal tornado. It’s doubtful one would be able to get that close for so long to anything much stronger. They usually have extremely strong winds rain and hail at that distance. That tornado seems to be very dry on the outflow but still awesome to capture!
Ok. Storm chasing is officially off my bucket list:
After reading this article, I see no reason the jump on that crazy train:
After reading this article, I see no reason the jump on that crazy train:
One problem with getting older is our dreams are often built upon things which no longer exist the way they once did.
Sorry to hear of your shortened bucket list. If there's ever a twister headed to the farm you and the H+ are welcome to come out and trash your sUAS in relative solitude. The footage would be well worth the sacrifice.
Sorry to hear of your shortened bucket list. If there's ever a twister headed to the farm you and the H+ are welcome to come out and trash your sUAS in relative solitude. The footage would be well worth the sacrifice.
