3 storm chasers killed Friday in El Reno, OK

[Fox-4]

http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/update-chasing-final-storm-5699.shtml

Storm chasers Tim Samaras (56), his son Paul Samaras (24) and Carl Young (45) were killed friday in El Reno, OK while chasing a mile wide wedge tornado.

Details of specifically what happened are not yet available, but apparently the tornado made a hard turn and hit Tim Samara's chase truck, killing him and his passengers.

Tim Samaras and Carl Young were feature members of the Discovery show "Storm Chasers" also featuring Reed Timmer, Sean Casey and Joel Taylor.

TwisterChasers Chase Team footage will air tonight on Discovery Channels special "Mile Wide Tornado" but more importantly the episode is dedicated to Tim, Paul and Carl

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/oklahoma-tornado


These 3 deaths represent the first fatalities associated with storm chasing and being caused by a tornado itself in over 40+ years of storm chasing. All other deaths have been a result of traffic accidents while pursuing storms.

Our hearts are heavy and they and their families are in forever in our thoughts and prayers.



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[Riddla]

Mess with the bull........

Rip

I read planter was also storm chasing but not sure where

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[90goldtsiawd]

Darwinism...


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[ponyboyisaac]

That's to bad. I guess they knew the risk though.

 

[NinjaBum]

Has to be one of the dumbest professions/hobbies ever.

 

[Coiled03]

Has to be one of the dumbest professions/hobbies ever.

Without people like them, we wouldn't know near as much as we do about tornadoes and severe weather.

RIP.

 

[SVT_4_me]

very sad. this is a picture of the truck they were chasing with...

 

[aaandht]

Has to be one of the dumbest professions/hobbies ever.

Same was said about space travel, flying, traveling to the "New World"....

 

[CompOrange04GT]

Has to be one of the dumbest professions/hobbies ever.

Tell me more about the car you drive...or the planes you've been in....

 

[low03tb]

Some inconsiderate little pricks in here. These guys put their lives on the line to save MANY other lives. Unless you live somewhere that has tornadoes often and need weathermen to be able to help people decide when to get into their shelters, direction, timing, etc..then you need to stfu in my opinion.

 

[Sonic Snake]

very sad. this is a picture of the truck they were chasing with...

I remember watching them on the Discovery channel. I remember their team using these cars. Looks like the wheels match the ones in the pic above.

 

[11GT50]

very sad. this is a picture of the truck they were chasing with...

That's not a truck, look at the doors. It's probably that Cobalt shown in the picture above.

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These guys put their lives on the line to save MANY other lives. Unless you live somewhere that has tornadoes often and need weathermen to be able to help people decide when to get into their shelters, direction, timing, etc..then you need to stfu in my opinion.

Radar, how does it work?

 

[01cobravortech]

Without people like them, we wouldn't know near as much as we do about tornadoes and severe weather.

RIP.

You mean like knowing that tornadoes are dangerous and people should avoid them at all costs, rather than use them to gain some sort of celebrity status?

 

[Ebeeson0502]

Should have been smart like this guy and drive an armored vehicle. This is the guy who had his hood ripped off by the tornado while driving around.

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[VirtualSVT]

That's not a truck, look at the doors. It's probably that Cobalt shown in the picture above.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes....



Radar, how does it work?

On radar they only see a hook. They can't see the funnel. Only eyes can see the funnel. And that's what these guys do.

Them calling the stations saves lives.

 

[Coiled03]

You mean like knowing that tornadoes are dangerous and people should avoid them at all costs, rather than use them to gain some sort of celebrity status?

No, I mean like knowing how they form, what conditions cause them to form, and other scientific information.

But keep on trolling....I realize that's your style.

 

[greenstang1313]

thats sad but its the risk they take. at least they died doing something that theyre passionate about. its better than getting killed by a drunk driver or something.

 

[CSD]

Has to be one of the dumbest professions/hobbies ever.

How so? They report their observations to the authorities, greatly benefiting real time tornado warnings to save more lives.

 

[DaleM]

How so? They report their observations to the authorities, greatly benefiting real time tornado warnings to save more lives.

Not to mention that home/building construction and design is benefiting from the results of their "hobby".

 

[hoamskilet]

the retard is strong in this thread. The information these guys provide to the scientific community is incredibly important and I'm sure they'll be greatly missed. These weren't just some clowns out to take videos of tornadoes to sell to news stations or get famous.