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  • UIUC storm chasers measure 300 mph winds in recent tornado

    Jul 1, 2024 11:15 am
    A man standing outside a pickup truck with a large tornado in the background

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    • A man standing outside a pickup truck with a large tornado in the background

    In a chase straight out of a movie, the Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences' Flexible Array of Radars and Mesonets (FARM) team intercepted the deadly Greenfield, Iowa tornado to deploy instruments and radar that measured wind speeds over 300 mph.