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It was the first known instance of a storm chaser or a meteorologist killed by a tornado. [26] Even before it was known that Samaras, his son, and Young had been killed, the event led many to question storm-chasing tactics, particularly in close proximity to tornadoes. [27]
The tornado killed four storm chasers (three professional and one amateur), the first known deaths in the history of storm chasing. [5] Although the tornado remained over mostly open terrain, dozens of storm chasers unaware of its immense size and erratic movement were caught off-guard. Near U.S. 81, TWISTEX scientist and engineer Tim Samaras ...
The severe weather event was premiered as an episode as part of Storm Chasers, titled "Tornado Rampage 2011". [31] In the same year, Timmer built the heavily-armored Dominator 2, modifying it from a GMC Yukon XL. [32] [33] Following declining ratings, Storm Chasers, the television series that Timmer starred in, was cancelled in 2012. [34]
Storm chaser describes witnessing storm. Friday 16 June 2023 11:00, Rachel Sharp. ... Person dies after tornado strikes in Florida Panhandle. Friday 16 June 2023 17:07, Louise Boyle.
A storm chaser was pronounced dead after her car was blown off the road in Corning. Several tornadoes ripped a path of destruction across Iowa Tuesday afternoon and evening, leaving several people ...
This kind of work can be deadly — in 2013, three tornado chasers died while pursuing a powerful tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma. In Iowa, the FARM researchers’ day began like a game of whack-a-mole.
Several other storm chasers, including The Weather Channel's Mike Bettes, were also caught in the same sub-vortex but escaped with only minor injuries. Bettes and the Tornado Hunt crew were lifted up by the wedge tornado in their sport utility vehicle. That storm threw them two hundred yards off U.S. Route 81. The SUV was destroyed afterward.
Storm chaser video shows a violent, long-track tornado churning through McCall Creek in Mississippi on Saturday. In Porter, Texas, drone footage showed multiple houses with their roofs ripped off ...