Could your home survive a tornado? Researchers test resistance using 'tornado cannon'
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Researchers from Texas Tech University are using an artificial tornado machine to discover what homes can survive a real one.
The researchers, Dr. Christopher Weiss and Dr. Darryl James, use data gathered from real tornadoes to power their artificial ones."We get ourselves into the position of these tornado-producing storms and if everything goes right, we can see the contact of the tornado with the ground," Weiss said.Dr. Darryl James and Dr. Christopher Weiss use a machin
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