WOW, the Columbia's fatefull final path is visible on weather radar - link inside

[ScoobMaster]

The Shreveport, LA NWS radar captured these images:

Link to Radar Loop

 

[gopunk]

wtf, a shuttle crashed?

 

[MaxDSP]

didnt it crash in Texarkana? shouldnt the path be going towards it?

 

[Anubis]

WOW

thats crazy

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
didnt it crash in Texarkana? shouldnt the path be going towards it?

nacogdoches, which is ~100 south of texarkana

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Originally posted by: MaxDSP
didnt it crash in Texarkana? shouldnt the path be going towards it?

I'm in Texarkana, there is one huge MFing fire out at the Army Depot, but that's it. No idea what it is. Shuttle certainly didn't crash here. Fire is probably just dry grass.

 

[geno]

n/m

 

[feralkid]

 

[GoingUp]

what about the time on teh bottom of the slides?

 

[TapTap]

The Columbia:
40 miles high at Mach 16 when it came apart.....yeah Id say it would def. "bloom" on a radar scren