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Retired war-fighting jet being transformed into a storm chaser jet After renovations, an A-10 Thunderbolt II will go from fighting wars to chasing storms. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT PILOTS ARE PREPARING TO TAKE TO THE SKIES TO STUDY SEVERE WEATHER AND THE PLANE IS BEING BUILT IN OKLAHOMA. METEOROLOGIST DANIEL DOZIER GOT A LOOK AT A STORY IS NEW AT 6 O'CLOCK. Reporter: I'M SITTING IN THE CAR THAT OF A PLANE TEAM TRANSFORMED TO A WAR FIGHTING JET INTO A STORM STATES CHASING JET THIS HAS BEEN AFGHANISTAN. NOW RETIRED AND SITTING IN A HANGAR THIS WARTHOG HAS A YEAR LEFT OF RENOVATION. THERE WILL BE AIR SENSORS. WE PREDICT THREE BECAUSE IT GOT ONE ON THAT SIDE ONE ON THE BOTTOM SO AIR WILL COME IN TO THOSE PROBES. IT FILTER THROUGH HERE. Reporter: THESE PODS BE PUT WERE BOMBS WERE IN WHAT USED TO BE ENAMEL FROM WILL HAVE THE NEW SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT TO MEASURE DATA FROM THE ATMOSPHERE. THIS IS TOUGH ALUMINUM. IT CAN WITHSTAND AND HAIL WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE. Reporter: I 13 MILLION-DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION IS PAIN FOR THE PROJECT. MOST OF OUR INFORMATION IS GOING TO REVOLVE ON WHAT IS GOING AROUND THE STORM WHATEVER IT IS. AND ALSO A SIDE BENEFIT WOULD BE TO PROVIDE THE GROUND INFORMATION CONCERNING PATH AND