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Tag Archives: National Weather Service

Twister science

By Andrew Bridges / December 9, 2012
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Meteorologists are learning what makes a tornado

Posted in Weather & Climate | Tagged Center for Severe Weather Research, Don Burgess, downdraft, feature, Harold Brooks, Jeff Trapp, Joshua Wurman, Karen Kosiba, mesocyclone, meteorologist, National Severe Storms Laboratory, National Weather Service, Paul Markowski, storm chaser, supercells, thunderstorms, Tim Samaras, topstories, Tornado, Tornado Alley, twister, updraft, VORTEX

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