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TitleRide Inside A Thunderstorm
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TranscriptSDSM& T News 501 E. St. Joseph Street ��� Rapid City, SD 57701- 3995 Phone: ( 605) 394- 6082/ 2554 Fax: ( 605) 394- 6177 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2001 Contact: Steve Buchholz, Public Information Manager, 394- 6082 Ride Inside A Thunderstorm Ride inside a thunderstorm aboard South Dakota's T- 28 armored aircraft during The Weather Channel show " Atmospheres" this weekend. The show is scheduled to air at 6 p. m. ( MST) Sunday, Nov. 18. A crew from " Atmospheres" visited South Dakota in August. The crew placed two cameras inside the T- 28 plane before it flew into a thunderstorm over the Black Hills. The crew also interviewed several members of the T- 28 team, all of whom work for the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. " This is the only plane in the country that can fly into a thunderstorm and withstand three- inch hail, " T- 28 pilot Tom Warner said. " The flights give us valuable data about thunderstorms, and South Dakotans should be proud we have that ability here." Scientists use data from the airplane to better understand how thunderstorms are formed, to learn what storms will produce hail, and to learn other facts that can help forecasters predict how severe storms will become. " There's a lot we don't know about tornado genesis, lightning and thunderstorm formation, and the T- 28 is helping us figure those things out, " Warner said. The T- 28 team also uses the plane to help develop better weather radar. # 30#
CreatorSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations
SubjectSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology;
Local SubjectSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Digital PublisherSouth Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
ContributorsBuchholz, Steve;
Date2001-11-14
TypeText
Formatapplication/pdf
Languageeng
RelationIs part of Office of University Relations SDSM&T News Collection
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Date Digital2009
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