The National Severe Storms Laboratory is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather research laboratory under the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. It is one of seven NOAA Res
NSSL's first Doppler weather radar, the NSSL Doppler, located in Norman, Oklahoma. 1970s research using this radar led to NWS NEXRAD WSR-88D radar network.
The first tornado captured, 24 May 1973, by the NSSL Doppler weather radar and NSSL chase personnel. The tornado is here in its early stage of formation near Union City, Oklahoma
A mobile Doppler Radar truck. (DOW 5)
A mobile mesonet system operating under the NOAA's NSSL in 2017
Storm chasing
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Storm chasing is broadly defined as the deliberate pursuit of any severe weather phenomenon, regardless of motive, but most commonly for curiosity, adventure, scientific investigation, or for news or
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NSSL mobile mesonet vehicles on the first VORTEX project (which operated in the seasons of 1994 – 1995), equipped with surface measurement equipment.
Top of a NSSL chase vehicle showing air conditioning unit, compass, and Global Positioning System.
An armored "Tornado Intercept Vehicle" used to film inside a tornado with an IMAX camera, and featured in the Discovery Channel series, Storm Chasers.
The SRV Dominator, an armored tornado intercept vehicle featured in the Discovery Channel series, Storm Chasers.