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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] In addition to the three TWISTEX members, the tornado killed five other people, including local resident Richard Charles Henderson, who had decided to follow the ...
Storm chaser Ben Holcomb also took a video of the tornado from the beginning to end of its life. [9] As well as being heavily documented via video, well-known storm chaser Hank Schyma took a photograph of the tornado. [10] The aftermath of the tornado was also well-documented. In a post-tornado survey, the National Weather Service took an ...
TWISTEX (a backronym for Tactical Weather-Instrumented Sampling in/near Tornadoes Experiment) was a tornado research experiment that was founded and led by Tim Samaras of Bennett, Colorado, US, that ended in the deaths of three researchers in the 2013 El Reno tornado. The experiment announced in 2015 that there were some plans for future ...
Three students with the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology died in a car accident Friday after a successful storm chasing outing. From left, Drake Brooks, Nicholas Nair, Gavin Short.
Carter started chasing in the middle of Discovery's Storm Chasers run, when the hype for Tornado Alley storms was as big as it was after the release of the original Twister.
Storm chasing requires planning, patience, and complicated data-analysis. Mistakes can mean missing out on the action or even putting yourself in danger. Al-Sayegh says that the unpredictable ...
A growing number of experienced storm chasers advocate the adoption of a code of ethics in storm chasing featuring safety, courtesy, and objectivity as the backbone. [ 28 ] [ 58 ] Storm chasing is a highly visible recreational activity (which is also associated with science ) that is vulnerable to sensationalist media promotion. [ 59 ]
As a deadly tornado cut a path across Iowa last month, storm chasers tracked it, gathering rare data that is now offering detailed, close-range insight into powerful twisters.