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Storm chaser captures incredible tornado footage with a drone

02 May

You don’t need to watch the classic 1996 film Twister to understand that storm chasing is risky, life-threatening work; but that didn’t prevent WXChasing’s Brandon Clement from honing in on a tornado located near Sulphur, Oklahoma, and capturing some epic 4k footage with a drone.

‘I’ve been working on getting that shot for about three years now,’ said Clement to the Washington Post. Clement has been chasing storms since childhood. ‘I’ve probably done a half-million miles chasing across the country by now. But this one is pretty special.’

According to reports from AccuWeather, at least 25 tornadoes were reported across southern and central United States on Tuesday including Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. Clement happened to be in the path of the non-destructive occurrence in Oklahoma and expertly maneuvered the drone to capture a perspective that impressed meteorologists.

Easily some of the most incredible tornado footage I’ve ever seen.pic.twitter.com/4et3NvVIPD

— Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) April 30, 2019

FStoppers pointed out that the last time such poignant footage was captured, it came from the perspective of a helicopter over three decades ago. KARE helicopter pilot Max Messmer, along with photographer Tom Empey, stumbled upon a forming tornado and broadcast the entire phenomenon live during the 5 o’clock news.

While tornadoes have been captured from the perspective of a drone before, this is the first time a remote pilot has created something that transcends the typical, static imagery taken from a distance.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

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Video: Watch this cannon shoot (and destroy) a Canon at 264mph in a tornado projectile test

12 Mar

A compact camera reached speeds of 264 miles per hour during a test to demonstrate the dangers presented by normal domestic objects flying around during tornado. And no, it didn’t survive.

The test was carried out by storm-footage stock library owner Martin Lisius with the help of a pneumatic cannon housed at the National Wind Institute’s Debris Impact Facility in Texas Tech University. The unit usually studies what happens when large lumps of wood caught in storm winds strike building materials, but for this test Lisius wanted to show what happens when smaller more common objects get picked up and thrown around.

A Canon Sureshot 60 Zoom, known as the Autoboy Juno in Japan, was loaded into the cannon and when fired reached speeds of 264mph before meeting a messy end against a concrete wall. According to Lisius, the shape and relative density of the film camera helped it travel much faster than the researchers expected.

The twenty four year-old camera, which could only manage 1fps in its highest drive setting, was filmed at 240fps as it met the wall. Even with that frame rate though it is hard to see exactly what happened on impact. I’m certain the research was useful for something, but even if it wasn’t it makes interesting viewing. To see other videos of things hitting other things at high speed see the National Wind Institute’s Debris Impact web pages.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

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Stormy weather: Photographer Mike Olbinski captures Oklahoma tornado

14 May

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After a 10-hour wedding shoot most photographers are ready to head home and put their feet up, but Mike Olbinski isn’t your average wedding photographer. In between portrait and wedding shoots, he drives from his home in Phoenix, Arizona to photograph the powerful tornados that rip through the Great Plains states every summer. So after a recent wedding gig with the threat of severe weather brewing, Olbinski hopped in his car and drove 15 hours to Oklahoma.

You can see some of the photos from that trip here and read his account of tracking down a dangerous storm over at Resource Travel.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

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World’s Most Powerful Man-Made Tornado in a Museum

25 Apr

[ By Steph in Architecture & Public & Institutional. ]

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Experience the awe-inspiring power of a tornado, up-close and personal, without putting yourself in serious danger chasing a real one. The Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart hosts the strongest artificially generated tornado in the world, with 144 jets spewing 28 tons of smoke in a 112-foot-high column. Why intentionally produce a tornado in a showroom full of over 150 luxury vehicles? The answer may surprise you.

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The facility, designed by Dutch architecture firm UNStudio, is one of the most cutting-edge of its kind. Reminiscent of the Guggenheim, the Mercedes-Benz Museum is a steel structure based on a double-helix, featuring a massive central atrium viewable from the floors that spiral around it. All rooms are open, all walls are curved and each of the 1800 triangular window panes on the exterior walls is unique.

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The 1500 exhibition areas contained within the space are connected without any fire zones – making them a bit of a hazard if a fire were ever to really break out. The solution? An artificial tornado created by injecting air into the interior courtyard of the museum from those 144 jets. The smoke is collected by the air currents and whisked outside.

Though it’s actually a safety measure, the tornado effect is so spectacular that it has become a bit of a tourist attraction, bringing even more people to check out the museum. See it in action above.