NASA Michoud takes a direct tornado hit

[rdale]

The facility where they make the tanks for the next generation of NASA's Space Launch System was hit by today's NOLA tornado.

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=42253.0

 

[rdale]

 

[Devin Pitts]

Storm looked quite impressive on radar:

 

[Kevin R Burgess]

Tanks,a lot

 

[Glen Heinz]

Impressive radar image D.P. Nice catch on Radarscope!..


What I got on GRAE2.





What I got in 3d form with GRAE2. Yes, I know some people don't care for this. But it does look impressive.

 

[Todd Lemery]

Another screen grab from Radarscope. Love that they added the split screen ability

 

[Jeff Wright]

Links on the damage:

http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=34134
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/02/maf-tornado-damage-injury-assessments/
http://spacenews.com/nasas-michoud-facility-damaged-by-tornado/
http://www.space.com/35612-tornado-hits-nasa-michoud-assembly-facility.html
http://www.space.com/35639-tornado-destroys-first-space-shuttle-fuel-tank.html
http://www.space.com/35654-nasa-michoud-center-closed-after-tornado.html
http://www.space.com/35623-satellite-sees-louisiana-tornado-storms-from-space.html
http://www.space.com/35622-nasa-tornado-damage-photos-michoud-assembly-facility.html
http://www.space.com/35619-nasa-tornado-recovery-new-orleans-facility.html
http://www.space.com/35614-raw-vide...michoud-assembly-facility-in-new-orleans.html
http://www.parabolicarc.com/2017/02/08/crews-assess-repair-damage-nasa-michoud/
http://www.parabolicarc.com/2017/02/08/pictures-tornado-damage-nasa-michoud/
http://www.parabolicarc.com/2017/02/07/nasa-michoud-impacted-tornado/

 

[Jeff Wright]

More:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/03/maf-tornado-strike-sls-critical-path/