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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 ]
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]
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.
Three University of Oklahoma students were killed in a crash as they returned Friday night from a storm-chasing trip to Kansas. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol identified the three people who died as ...
A first-of-its-kind proposal in Oklahoma aims to regulate storm chasing, one of the state's biggest attractions. A bill making its way through the state Senate would institute a licensing program ...
The chaser information is compiled with radar and lightning data and the project is intended to eventually expand to a standardized open access database covering future events. [47] In association with the project, software was unveiled in 2015 allowing for the synchronization of maps, radar data, and storm chasers' footage of the storm.
Two Oklahoma sheriffs, two views of storm chasers It's not any different in Oklahoma. Everybody is treated the same north of the Red River around Walters, Temple, Randlett and Devol, Cotton County ...
These storms would form into supercells and move into eastern Oklahoma by 4:00 pm CDT (2100 UTC). [10] Storm chasers in the region reported multiple funnel clouds and two touchdowns, neither of which resulted in damage. Several tornadoes were confirmed through storm chaser video and local emergency management services.