in Raleigh this weekend. pretty gnarly.



http://www.wral.com/weather/blogpost/10304328/

Quote :

"We're exclted about the next couple of days here at WRAL. Of course, the big changes in the weather have us worked up, but we've got a special weather surprise in store for you. We're hosting the crew from an exciting new film, "Tornado Alley 3D." The movie opens to the public on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the new WRAL 3D Theater, part of the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh! The film documents one man's mission to get pictures from inside a tornado, and without giving too much away, let's just say he was successful! But it took a lot work, including a custom-built vehicle he built to help him get the job done. The Tornado Intercept Vehicle, or TIV, weighs some seven tons and is covered in reinforced steel and bulletproof glass. The filmmaler, Sean Casey, built it to take him and his video camera inside a tornado, and with a mission like that, you can imagine all that steel and bulletproof glass will come in handy! The TIV — as well as Sean and others with the film — will be in town over the next couple of days. If you can make it out to the museum on Saturday to see the film, you can meet Sean and take a look around inside the TIV while you're there! Between now and then, we've got a full trip lined for the TIV and her crew, as well as a mobile radar system called the "Doppler on Wheels," or DOW. They visited with a group of meteorology students at N.C. State on Wednesday afternoon, and Thursday, we'll all head down to visit the students at Ben Martin Elementary School in Fayetteville. You might remember Ben Martin from our stories back in April and May — the school was heavily damaged by the April 16 tornadoes. We'll be showing the students there the film in advance of the big opening on Saturday, and we'll take the chance to check in to see how everyone there is doing. Look for pictures, tweets and the occasional Facebook update on Thursday ... and who knows — you might even see Greg cruising down the road in his new wheels! (Just kidding!) Copyright 2011 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed."

10/27/2011 8:51:15 AM

I saw this movie at the Museum of Science and Technology last month. It was pretty interesting but the end is anti-climatic

10/27/2011 8:51:54 AM

Quote :

"TOOK A LOT WORK"

10/27/2011 8:52:57 AM

Nice I may head out there I'd love to meet Sean and see the TIV first hand.

10/27/2011 9:31:22 AM

10/27/2011 10:17:18 AM

^"Foooooooooood!"

10/27/2011 11:33:04 AM

I'm going to see it tomorrow. They're having some party or reception or something for him.

10/27/2011 11:35:19 AM

^^ "We crave sustenance!"

10/27/2011 1:38:58 PM

SUCK ZONE

Twister was my jam

10/27/2011 1:43:16 PM

Quote :

"anti-climatic"

pun intended?

*anticlimactic*

10/27/2011 1:43:20 PM

"Oh by the way...I really enjoy your weather reports!"

10/27/2011 1:47:14 PM

It looks like every other chaser based out of the Plains will be in Norman this weekend except for Sean. And of course he would visit my old meteorology classes. I've always wanted to meet him. Just passed him a couple times during spring storm chases with his bright-ass light bar in my face.

10/27/2011 1:59:10 PM

"Unrealized idea. Unrealized."

10/27/2011 2:47:19 PM

^^^ Ba da dum!

10/27/2011 2:57:17 PM

someone I know posted a picture of this driving past him in VA (actually, I suppose he was driving past it, but whatever)

I guess it was on its way down here

10/27/2011 4:36:31 PM

You can watch the documentary on Netflix Instant. I watched it about 6 months ago.

10/27/2011 4:56:21 PM

I didn't think he was ever going to finish that movie of his.

10/27/2011 5:00:11 PM

10/27/2011 5:15:11 PM

the girl on storm chasers who got the truck stuck while chasing a tornado was a meteorology grad student at NC State.

10/27/2011 5:16:27 PM

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"and without giving too much away, let's just say he was successful!"

Seems to me that gives quite a bit away.... Im not trying to give a lot away but.... Snape kills dumbledore

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10/27/2011 6:11:33 PM

I'm going on Saturday. So stoked! I hope I get to meet Sean Casey.

10/27/2011 6:42:33 PM

^^ haha I was thinking the same thing.

10/28/2011 8:19:45 AM

brah

10/28/2011 8:20:35 AM