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Toto is a portable weather station that storm chasers tried
to put in the path of tornadoes hoping that they would be picked up by the twister. Toto was not very successful because it was picked up by only one small tornado. 		Tornado chase vehicles are outfitted with all sorts of weather measurement gear. This pack measures air pressure and humidity. It also has a link to the GOES satellite.
 
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This is a portable radar station used to chase tornadoes. It has a direct link to the GOES satellite. This is a video camera that is mounted on top of a tornado chase vehicle. It is used to record any tornadoes that the chasers find and to record their work.
   
NOAA Photograph NOAA Photograph
This is an instrument weather pack mounted on the top of a tornado chase vehicle. It measures wind speed, speed of the winds inside the tornado, and air pressure. Tornado chase vehicles ready to go find a storm.
   
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