On May 8, one Lyndon State College professor and two undergraduate students landed in Norman, OK, where they are part of what is being called the largest and most ambitious tornado study in history. The study is sponsored by the National Science Foundation with support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Lyndon Professor Nolan Atkins and students (above at the Norman National Weather Center) Rachel Ducharme of Charlestown, R.I., and Tony McGee of Penacook, N.H., are responsible for photogrammetric measurements. This information will reveal the path of the tornado in question and what is in the debris trail. The study s goal is to increase the warn-time for tornadoes from about 13 minutes to several hours, so people in the storm s path have time to get out of the way.
Source: Lyndon State College
Lyndon State students take part in Vortex2 tornado study
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