Date: August 18, 2001

Photo Title: Tornado and DC-8 aircraft

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Description:

A severe line of thunderstorms developed along the eastern seabreeze front. This Jacksonville thunderstorm produced a small tornado. In the foreground is the NASA DC-8 aircraft which is being flown this summer from Jacksonville to study hurricanes and thunderstorms. The images were taken between 7:13 and 7:14 ESDT.

Credit: Richard Blakeslee, Global Hydrology Center, Marshall Space Flight Center

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