STORM TRACK: November 30, 1981 (Volume 5 Issue 1)

"Our experiments with TOTO, the 400 lb. instrument capable of measuring wind velocity, pressure and temperature were successful. We got data about 1 km from the damage path of the Cordell tornado ... on 22 May, 1981 and 0.6 km from the Binger maxi-tornado. Results from this and several other events will be presented at the severe storms conference in San Antonio. Look for my picture of the Binger tornado on the cover of the pre-print volume. Also, on 27 May, 1981, we filmed an anti-cyclonically rotating bell-shaped storm along a dry line; the storm was nearly identical in structure to the one described by Weaver and Doswell in an earlier Storm Track (sans sounds). TOTO, yours truly and the OU chasers, Joe Golden and Don Burgess are tentatively scheduled for an 8 minute segment on the That's Incredible TV show in December." --- Howie Bluestein