Twistex 2014?

[David Hoadley]

Was curious if Twistex will be operational again in 2014? If so, who is the lead organizer, and has grant funding been secured? Will there be any significant changes in operations and/or goals?

 

[rdale]

Not according to the team... https://www.facebook.com/TeamTWISTEX

 

[Todd Rector]

I wondered the same thing. Sad if they decide not to move forward, but certainly understandable after last year.

 

[Warren Faidley]

I hope someone will be able to carry on the research. It might take a few years to re-set, but it would be a nice way to remember Tim and his crew. On a similar note, was there ever a discussion about placing some kind of memorial (sign, stone monument, etc.) on the site where they lost their lives? I think it would be a good way to honor them.

W.

 

[kmreid]

On a similar note, was there ever a discussion about placing some kind of memorial (sign, stone monument, etc.) on the site where they lost their lives? I think it would be a good way to honor them.

I was wondering that too. If anyone finds anything out, please let us know. I am just wondering if there would be any problems with placing something permanent there?


This is what it said on their FB page, so it seems like they do eventually have plans on trying to move onward with their work.

"So, what does the future hold for TWISTEX? As Tim would have wanted it, TWISTEX will go forward as a research project whose goals are to better understand tornadogenesis, maintenance and decay processes in an effort to increase tornado warning lead time and to better sample and understand the near/internal environment of tornadoes. Similarly, our severe storms educational mission will continue."

I do know that Ed Grubb has been doing presentations at schools, so in that respect, part of the work is being continued. I truly hope that they can go forward with what TWISTEX had started, because they were on the forefront of their field. They still had so much more left to discover. Let's hope that they can get things lined out to pick up where Tim, Paul and Carl left off.

 

[Todd Rector]

I don't recall seeing anything about putting a memorial on the site, but I think it's a good idea and I would definitely contribute to a memorial fund.

 

[Zac Flamig]

I think there is a sort of memorial at the site already.

 

[Todd Rector]

Thanks for sharing the photo!

 

[kmreid]

I came across this. http://www.news9.com/story/25446321/deputy-works-to-create-memorial-for-samaras-storm-chasing-team

 

[Todd Rector]

I came across this. http://www.news9.com/story/25446321/deputy-works-to-create-memorial-for-samaras-storm-chasing-team

Amazing! Thank you so much for this information!