SWIRL building at UAH could be game-changer in severe weather research

"HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The SWIRL building first came to life in the imagination of University of Alabama in Huntsville professor Kevin Knupp.

Well, at least the acronym did.

SWIRL, which stands for Severe Weather Institute and Research Laboratory, is a proposed $7 million facility at UAH designed to raise the school's reputation to an even higher level..."