PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A group of meteorologists and scientists has a new approach to studying tornadoes: they’re flying drones into them.
The Observation of Tornadoes by U.A.V. Systems, a.k.a. OTUS Project, started in 2024 by flying one drone into a tornado.
This year, the team is gathering temperature, windspeed, humidity, and pressure by flying around and inside a tornado…