For me, it is fairly straight forward. Get underground. This dynamic is not necessary if society conducts itself well and to the benefit of citizens. However, I have heard Oklahoma news commentators state the stormchasers are vital to information to the public. If this level of danger is going to remain in American lives and the Stormchaser profession continues to add to the best outcomes, then the profession has to be defined, licensed and 'pay for hire' to those finding them important to the broadcast.
June 2, 2013
by Gregg Zoroya
The adrenaline-soaked thrill (click here) of stalking a twister is best displayed by the countless videos spawned when storms approach -- jittery images from a hand-held camera with the breathless voice-over of a storm chaser in the background.
But Friday night those voices turned to panic. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph says she could hear the audio from storm chasers trapped on Oklahoma highways as a tornado bore down.
"They were screaming, 'We're going to die, we're going to die,' " she recalls. "There was just no place to go. There was no place to hide."
The burgeoning community of storm chasers was shaken over the weekend by news that one of their most esteemed members, veteran storm chaser Tim Samaras, 55, along with his son, Paul Samaras, 24, and chase partner Carl Young, 45, were killed by a tornado in El Reno that packed winds of up to 165 mph. They were among 10 killed in storms Friday in Oklahoma.
The storm chasers' deaths have cast into stark relief the hazards for those who choose to place themselves near lethal tornadoes....
June 2, 2013
by Gregg Zoroya
The adrenaline-soaked thrill (click here) of stalking a twister is best displayed by the countless videos spawned when storms approach -- jittery images from a hand-held camera with the breathless voice-over of a storm chaser in the background.
But Friday night those voices turned to panic. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph says she could hear the audio from storm chasers trapped on Oklahoma highways as a tornado bore down.
"They were screaming, 'We're going to die, we're going to die,' " she recalls. "There was just no place to go. There was no place to hide."
The burgeoning community of storm chasers was shaken over the weekend by news that one of their most esteemed members, veteran storm chaser Tim Samaras, 55, along with his son, Paul Samaras, 24, and chase partner Carl Young, 45, were killed by a tornado in El Reno that packed winds of up to 165 mph. They were among 10 killed in storms Friday in Oklahoma.
The storm chasers' deaths have cast into stark relief the hazards for those who choose to place themselves near lethal tornadoes....
