May 21, 2019
And they’re making it more dangerous than the tornadoes themselves.
“The perils have been manifest before. Three storm chasers were killed in an accident in Texas on March 28, 2017, when a pair of Weather Channel contractors blew through a stop sign at 70 mph. In 2013, veteran storm chaser Tim Samaras fell victim to a tornado near El Reno, Okla.; his son Paul and chase partner Carl Young also perished. A Weather Channel vehicle was tossed 200 yards, breaking the driver’s neck. Scores of other chasers cheated death that day. But so far, the storm chase community has been incredibly lucky. On its current track, storm chasing is a ticking time bomb.”