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Turning tornado "chasers" into tornado "spotters"

By Dominique Bivins

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wual/local-wual-994350.mp3

Tuscaloosa, Alabama – The clean up continues following this week's violent weather in Alabama. The storms, which included suspected tornadoes, are considered the worst since the April twisters that killed over two hundred people in the State. Weather forecasters use satellite images and radar to track bad weather. But, as Alabama Public Radio student reporter Dominque Bivins explains, eyes on the ground are important too.

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