TIV2
Posted by cypresstx on 5/29/2013, 8:18 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_Intercept_Vehicle#TIV_2

it's like a tank, and even with all that:

On May 27, 2013, TIV 2 intercepted a large tornado near Smith Center, Kansas. The vehicle was struck by large debris from a nearby farm and suffered damage to the roof-mounted anemometer and at least two breaches of the crew compartment when the roof hatch and one of the doors were compromised. Before the anemometer was destroyed, it recorded winds of 150 to 175 MPH, placing the tornado in the EF3 to EF4 range on the Enhanced Fujita scale[7]
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like the movie "Twister", except it's real - cypresstx, 5/28/2013, 2:39 pm
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