VORTEX2: Photos from the field 2009, 2009-06-06

Photos from the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX2) field project on the High Plains of the United States. There are photos of storm clouds building, tornados, the research team en route to and working at a data collection site, mobile radar units and other weather-sensing instruments. Nolan Atkins from Lyndon State College is among the scientists pictured.