StormStudy Video and Photos

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Here are video clips of the Storm Education Team in the news and in the field.

Color Code for videos
NATIONAL NEWS - LOCAL NEWS - SPECIAL - STORM REPORT - MISCELLANEOUS

Storm Education Team Network TV Some of our correspondent and broadcast consultancy work Storm Education Team Disaster Prep Videos, TV Specials & Storm Reports Help to get ready before storms and aftermath video from storms Storm Education Team Local TV - All Over The Country Team appearances all over the U.S.
These are individual clips you'll find in the collections above, plus some others from years past.
CN8 - Philadelphia - April 2008 Hurricane Preparation Special (we're at 4:40 in) Watch It.
FOX13 - Tampa Bay - April 2008 Hurricane Prep Story Watch It.	WESH - Orlando - April 2008 Boys & Girls Club Visit Watch It.
UNC-TV NC Statewide - June 2007 NC Now - Hurricane Prep Story Watch It.	Energizer Plan. Prepare. Protect. Tips National Hurricane Conference On YouTube. Watch It.
FOX13 - Tampa Bay - June 2007 Hurricane Prep Story Watch It.	KMOV - St. Louis - May 2007 Disaster Prep Story Watch It.
Bill & Joel Show - Atlanta - July 2007 Disaster Prep Interview Listen to It.	NHC Director Hurricane Hunter Visit Watch It.
We visited over 30 cities across the country during a "satellite media tour" on April 4th, 2007 from the National Hurricane Conference in New Orleans. The clips below are from a few of those visits...

WJBK - Detroit National Hurricane Conference Watch It.	CN8P - Philadelphia National Hurricane Conference Watch It.
WLOX - Biloxi National Hurricane Conference Watch It.	WGHP - Greensboro/High Point National Hurricane Conference Watch It.
WINK - Fort Meyers National Hurricane Conference Watch It.	WGNO - New Orleans National Hurricane Conference Watch It.
WDSU - New Orleans (1) National Hurricane Conference Watch It.	WDSU -New Orleans (2) National Hurricane Conference Watch It.
WTVT - Tampa National Hurricane Conference Watch It.	WTSP - Tampa National Hurricane Conference Watch It.
Good New Broadcast - New York National Hurricane Conference Listen to It.

These are clips from various news appearances, storms and news specials.

News 14 Carolina
Red Cross Hurricane Expo

We discuss our hurricane center communications from the
field from SET2 & data gathering with SET1 Watch It.

You can see News-14's entire story on their site too.

NBC-17 Hurricane Special
June 1, 2006

We talked about the dangers of flooding and
how we approach documenting storms.
Watch It.

You can see NBC-17's web stories here and here.

Fox News Channel - Hurricane Wilma
October 23, 2005

Greta Van Susteren takes a tour of the
truck in Naples. See it here.

Fox News Channel - Hurricane Wilma
October 21, 2005

Julie Banderas gets a look at our technology
in Naples. See it here.

Severe Thunderstorm Damage May 25, 2006 Trees and powerlines came down over a wide area. See it here.	Building Implosion. May 7, 2006 We had a building implosion in our base, Raleigh NC. See it here.
For the 1st day of hurricane season, we were on the radio too... We talked about preparedness, seasons past and what could happen this year. Hear part 1 here. Hear part 2 here.	Hurricane Wilma - WebVideo Report October 21, 2005 John Van Pelt and Danny Musten show our gear in Naples. See it here.
Hurricane Wilma October 22-24, 2005 Hurricane Wilma rakes across South Florida - we were in Naples. See it here.	CBS Evening News - Hurricane Ophelia September 14, 2005 John Van Pelt comments on Ophelia's trek toward the NC coast. See it here.
Hurricane Ophelia Damage September 15, 2005 Hurricane Ophelia's damage could have been much worse if the track had held. It looks like sound side surge hurt more than wind in most areas. See it here.	NBC-17 Hurricane Special August 15, 2005 John Van Pelt recounts 2004's Hurricane Charley experience & demos new gear on the Suburban during the one hour special. See it here.
MSNBC - Space Shuttle Return to Flight July 12-14, 2005 Sean McLaughlin invited us to monitor weather for the coverage See it here.	NBC-17 News August 30, 2005 Dan Musten and John Van Pelt talk about new modes of 'HAM' radio communication for the National Hurricane Center during hurricanes. See it here. See the web story on NBC-17's site here
Storms Down Powerlines June 14, 2005 Power poles and lines came down, with major damage. NO injuiries.See it here.	NBC Weather Plus - Hurricane Dennis July 10, 2005 John Van Pelt reports for NBC Weather Plus in Foley Alabama See it here.
News 14 at The Home Depot June 11, 2005 News 14 Carolina came out to the Home Depot Event, too. See it here.	NBC-17 at The Home Depot June 11, 2005 NBC-17 did a report on the Home Depot Hurricane Prep Event. See it here.
NBC-17 Hurricane Special May 28, 2004 NBC-17 featured us in the show. See it here.	John Van Pelt on News 14 June 10, 2005 John Van Pelt talked about the Home Depot Hurricane Prep Event. See it here.
WB22 News at 10 Flash Flood Story WB22 covers expected flash flooding in the Triangle. See it here.	WTVD-11 - Severe Weather Special May, 2003 NBC-17 featured us in the show. See it here.
Severe Weather Awareness Week 2002 WB22's Bob Vernon features StormStudy on "tornado day" during severe weather awareness week. See it here.
Hurricane Floyd Hurricane Floyd struck North Carolina in September 15th-16th, 1999. This is a short clip of flooding aftermath in Raleigh and Nashville, North Carolina.	Big Snow in 2000! On January 24th-25th, a totally unprecedented snow storm hit North Carolina. In Raleigh, the official snow total was 20.3 inches; a record breaking storm had struck. Here's a brief look at that snowfall.
StormStudy on NBC-17 During the 4th winter storm of Winter 99-00, StormStudy project lead, John Van Pelt, appeared on InDepth on NBC-17 WNCN, Raleigh, North Carolina, to talk about StormStudy & Skywarn.	Skywarn on NBC-17 For Severe Weather Awareness Week, NBC-17's Emily Byrd does a great Severe Thunderstorm story. Central Carolina Skywarn's Emergency Coordinator, Thomas Babb is featured.
StormStudy on NewsChannel 11 ABC After a quick line of storms moved through the Triangle, StormStudy project lead, John Van Pelt, appeared on WTVD, Durham, North Carolina, to talk about StormStudy & Skywarn.

Photos

We've been a lot of places and seen LOTS of serious weather. Here are some of our before, during and after shots.

	Storm Education Team Suburban Truckcam
This photo updates from the StormStudy Truck every minute See it here.

	Storm Education Team visited Riegelwood, NC on November 17, 2006 to document the F3 tornado aftermath from the day before
We saw major damage from the F3 that killed 8 See more here.

	Storm Education Team members went to Kansas on Memorial Day Weekend 2004 to document a predicted tornado super outbreak...
We saw four tornadoes that day including a half mile wide F3 See them here.

	Storm Education Team members documented Hurricane Alex's Landfall in Haterras Village, NC in 2004.
We saw the surge cover Highway 12 and plenty of damgae See it here.

	Storm Education Team members documented Hurricane Charley's Landfall near Punta Gorda, FL, in 2004.
We had 133 MPH winds and major damage See it here.

	Storm Education Team members documented Hurricane Ivan's Landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama in 2004.
We saw frightening storm surge and major damage See it here.

	In 2005, Storm Education Team members documented Hurricane Ophelia's Effects in Coastal North Carolina
We saw some wind damage and sound side storm surge. See it here.

	Tropical Depression Alberto moved through central NC on July 14th, 2006, dropping nearly 8 inches of rain in a few hours.
The flooding was the worst in Raleigh, NC since 1973. See some of the inundation here.

StormStudy Photos from 2000-2002

Ice Storm 2002

From a physical damage standpoint, this was the worst natural disaster in N.C. since hurricane Floyd. At the peak of the storm's damage, over 1.2 million North Carolinians were without power. Many of them were still in the dark a week after the ice melted. See some of the image here.

StormChase 2000

The trip ended Sunday, June 4rd, 2000 - The StormStudy Truck had seen 4100 miles since leaving Raleigh on Saturday, May 27th! It saw miles in North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia & Virginia before the trip was over!

Storms were few and far between but a couple of good ones popped up here and there! The juice dried up on Thursday for most of the plains.

Click on a picture for a larger image.


The back end of a great looking storm in Southern Nebraska. This storm was a textbook example of a well structured, although not very severe storm.		Twenty minutes before this storm went over Hutchinson, Kansas, it was dropping buckets of hail on the StormStudy truck! The winds were 38MPH sustained and the rain and hail limited visibility to 20 feet.
	The StormStudy Truck on the plains under a stormless sky in Central Nebraska.
Here's one of the National Severe Storm Lab's data gathering vehicles in Norman, Oklahoma.		Here's the StormStudy truck in front of the current and retired radar sites at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman.