Tornado touchdown broadcasted live makes history

On June 5th, 2009, the Vortex 2 team, the largest ever tornado research project, finally got everything they had hoped for... After weeks of non-existent severe weather, TWC OCM Mike Bettes and his Vortex 2 team members were present for the entire life cycle of a tornado that touched down in rural Goshen County, Wyoming.

Students from various schools nationwide were on site taking data and sending weather balloons into the storm. This was the perfect storm for the Vortex 2 team - they were able to witness and collect their data in a tornado that didn't harm property or persons.

The tornado appeared quite wide at times in its 25 minutes on the ground. Here in its last stages of life, the tornado has moved closer to the Vortex 2 team, allowing us viewers to see some remarkable vantage points of the tornado. The best moment is at 1:23.

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[Weatherman436]

@theweatherchazz Did you add the warning crawl?

[theweatherchazz]

@Weatherman436 I did indeed. :)

[hova997]

thumbs up if the beeping scared u

[m3m12]

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[koolwhip555]

This is AWESOME Oh yeah check out my channel and my account at koolwhip555 I will have more vids in march

[mysterybat35]

3:49 Perfectly Verlitgal hahahaha

[iman82966]

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[OUTLAWZPRODUCTIONZ]

@BradenR3

Storm chasers and students sent weather balloons into the tornado and they collected more data and learned more about tornados from this one then any other tornado ever before.

[OrEoFrEnZy]

shut up man

[Wolfboy183]

"It's coming right over top of us...oh shi- oh crap we gotta go, everyone, CHEESE IT!"

[BradenR3]

how is the historic?

[Trainking922]

I can't believe how well documented this twister was. Every storm chaser in the country was probably on this tornado because the TV show "Storm Chasers was on it too.

[alexandrajuana]

DAMN U NATURE SCARY/!

[MrLehnerd]

Beauitfull  video here the awesome look....