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BEST: Capturing the Worst Tornado Winds

  • By AMS Staff
  • Jul 31, 2024
BEST: Capturing the Worst Tornado Winds

Dr. Karen Kosiba reading the radar screen in a DOW vehicle. Photo credit: Jen Walton/FARM Facility.

On 21 May, 2024, a powerful tornado hit the town of Greenfield, Iowa. A mobile team from the NSF BEST project captured some of the highest one-second gusts ever recorded using radar and instrument data. Karen Kosiba, PhD, and Jen Walton, founder of Girls Who Chase, were part of this incredible team. We spoke with them about their experiences and the potential insights their valuable data might reveal. Read the full story here.