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  2. Tim Samaras - Wikipedia

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    Timothy Michael Samaras (November 12, 1957 – May 31, 2013) was an American engineer and storm chaser best known for his field research on tornadoes and time on the Discovery Channel show Storm Chasers. He died in the 2013 El Reno tornado.

  3. 2013 El Reno tornado - Wikipedia

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    Former Discovery Channel storm chaser Tim Samaras (an engineer), his son Paul Samaras (a photographer), and Tim's longtime chase partner Carl Young (a meteorologist), all professional storm chasers with the TWISTEX project, were caught directly by the tornado; all three died in their vehicle, two of them were ejected. [34]

  4. TWISTEX - Wikipedia

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    That storm threw them two hundred yards off U.S. Route 81. The SUV was destroyed afterward. [clarification needed] Bettes and his crew were later found and rescued by Reed Timmer and his SRV Dominator crew who were chasing for KFOR-TV Channel 4 in Oklahoma City with their storm chasers when they came upon the wrecked Great Tornado Hunt SUV. [6]

  5. Reed Timmer - Wikipedia

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    Reed Timmer (born March 17, 1980) is an American meteorologist and storm chaser.Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he took an interest in science, including weather, at a young age, before experiencing severe weather, including a hailstorm at age 13.

  6. Eric Nguyen - Wikipedia

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    Upon his death, hundreds of weather enthusiasts from around the world praised Nguyen's skills as a photographer and chaser in the online journal Storm Track [11] The University of Oklahoma hosted a memorial tribute ceremony in the National Weather Center (NWC) on September 22, 2007. [12] The keynote speaker was Dr. Charles A. Doswell III.

  7. Mike Bettes - Wikipedia

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    Bettes was one of several storm chasers struck by an EF3 tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma in 2013. The storm rolled and tossed his SUV approximately 200 yards (180 m) into a field. The roof collapsed and his crew suffered major injuries: driver Austin Anderson broke several bones. [2]

  8. Tornado outbreak of May 26–31, 2013 - Wikipedia

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    A prolonged and widespread tornado outbreak affected a large portion of the United States in late-May 2013 and early-June 2013. The outbreak was the result of a slow-moving but powerful storm system that produced several strong tornadoes across the Great Plains states, especially in Kansas and Oklahoma.

  9. Storm chasing - Wikipedia

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    The first person to gain public recognition as a storm chaser was David Hoadley (born 1938), who began chasing North Dakota storms in 1956, systematically using data from area weather offices and airports. He is widely considered the pioneer storm chaser [3] and was the founder and first editor of Storm Track magazine.