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CaliforniaChief
05-31-2013, 03:25 PM
If you or someone you know lives in Oklahoma, please take heed as violent supercells are expected to develop at any time.

Conditions are favorable for violent, long track tornadoes through Central Oklahoma, including OKC and the metro area.

Hopefully the cap won't break and nothing develops. But that's unlikely. Stay safe, folks!

In58men
05-31-2013, 03:27 PM
So people still decided to stay there huh.

Yep that's what you get when you live in a state with dangerous weather stuff

CaliforniaChief
05-31-2013, 03:28 PM
I live 3 miles from the San Andreas Fault. Shit happens everywhere, dude.

lcarus
05-31-2013, 03:41 PM
Yep. We're supposed to get a major shitstorm later on tonight....again. If there is a tornado, I only ask that it takes out the meth apartments on 61st & Peoria....

Radar Chief
05-31-2013, 03:48 PM
Just heard on the radio a tornado touched down near Cherryvale.
Gonna be a rocky night.

lcarus
05-31-2013, 03:50 PM
Just heard on the radio a tornado touched down near Cherryvale.
Gonna be a rocky night.

Where are you at?

J Diddy
05-31-2013, 03:51 PM
So people still decided to stay there huh.

Yep that's what you get when you live in a state with dangerous weather stuff

I hope nobody you knows gets hurt in bad weather ever.

Radar Chief
05-31-2013, 03:51 PM
Where are you at?

Chanute.

luv
05-31-2013, 03:51 PM
Tornado warning here until 10pm. Really doesn't look like it could do anything right now, but I guess it could blow in from that direction later.

J Diddy
05-31-2013, 03:51 PM
Just heard on the radio a tornado touched down near Cherryvale.
Gonna be a rocky night.

On my news (heading towards us) it is just radar indicated.

J Diddy
05-31-2013, 03:52 PM
Tornado warning here until 10pm. Really doesn't look like it could do anything right now, but I guess it could blow in from that direction later.

It's exploding in KS and rolling across MO. Be safe.

Radar Chief
05-31-2013, 03:54 PM
So people still decided to stay there huh.

Yep that's what you get when you live in a state with dangerous weather stuff

Eh, we live with tornados, other people have to live with you. I think we got the better end of the deal.

J Diddy
05-31-2013, 03:55 PM
Eh, we live with tornados, other people have to live with you. I think we got the better end of the deal.

LMAO

The level of awesomeness in this post cannot merely be assigned a simple number to a scale. It transcends all of that.

displacedinMN
05-31-2013, 04:00 PM
Follow storm chasers

many with live video

http://www.kwch.com/weather/chaserradar/

A little creepy to watch if there is a tornado.

Frazod
05-31-2013, 04:00 PM
Tornado risk in Oklahoma? Must be a "D" in the day.

gblowfish
05-31-2013, 04:12 PM
Tornado warning here until 10pm. Really doesn't look like it could do anything right now, but I guess it could blow in from that direction later.

I think Luv means a Tornado Watch. They don't have warnings that last five hours.

Dayze
05-31-2013, 04:13 PM
somewhere, Katie Horner it in a state of orgasmic exhaustion.

Coach
05-31-2013, 04:14 PM
I think Luv means a Tornado Watch. They don't have warnings that last five hours.

I was thinking to myself "WTF? A tornado Warning until 10? For 5 hours, you're under a tornado warning?"

DanBecky
05-31-2013, 04:16 PM
Just heard on the radio a tornado touched down near Cherryvale.
Gonna be a rocky night.

Damn, my parents live right by Big Hill lake.

gblowfish
05-31-2013, 04:21 PM
somewhere, Katie Horner it in a state of orgasmic exhaustion.

"pant....pant.....PUT ON YOUR HOCKEY HELMETS.....pant...pant....GET UNDER A STURDY PIECE OF FURNITURE....pant...pant....DO ME HARDER, JOE LAURIA, DO.....ME.....HARDER!!!!!!

Titty Meat
05-31-2013, 04:31 PM
NO WAY THERE ARE NEVER TORNADOS IN TORNADO ALLY

Three7s
05-31-2013, 04:37 PM
"pant....pant.....PUT ON YOUR HOCKEY HELMETS.....pant...pant....GET UNDER A STURDY PIECE OF FURNITURE....pant...pant....DO ME HARDER, JOE LAURIA, DO.....ME.....HARDER!!!!!!
LMAO

TLO
05-31-2013, 04:39 PM
"pant....pant.....PUT ON YOUR HOCKEY HELMETS.....pant...pant....GET UNDER A STURDY PIECE OF FURNITURE....pant...pant....DO ME HARDER, JOE LAURIA, DO.....ME.....HARDER!!!!!!

LMAO

luv
05-31-2013, 04:50 PM
I think Luv means a Tornado Watch. They don't have warnings that last five hours.

I apologize for the incorrect terminology. I did mean watch.

Coach
05-31-2013, 04:50 PM
Here we go.... several warnings across the state of Oklahoma.

Al Bundy
05-31-2013, 04:53 PM
http://fox4kc.com/on-air/live-stream-two/

Al Bundy
05-31-2013, 04:56 PM
Looks like one is on the ground

Coach
05-31-2013, 05:01 PM
Oh shit....

There's one west of Oklahoma City, a couple miles out....

Al Bundy
05-31-2013, 05:07 PM
It's a big one.

Al Bundy
05-31-2013, 05:10 PM
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BlackHelicopters
05-31-2013, 05:11 PM
El Reno area. Shit.

BlackHelicopters
05-31-2013, 05:13 PM
Destruction live to your home.

Coach
05-31-2013, 05:17 PM
Oh shit.... 25 miles west of Oklahoma City, it looks like it's going to hit Moore....

KcMizzou
05-31-2013, 05:21 PM
"The tornado just ripped the hood off 'The Dominater'. We have no hood... just the exposed engine."

Uh dude, I think you might be too close.

BlackHelicopters
05-31-2013, 05:26 PM
Debris ball.

Coach
05-31-2013, 05:33 PM
"The tornado just ripped the hood off 'The Dominater'. We have no hood... just the exposed engine."

Uh dude, I think you might be too close.

The Dominator isn't dominating. They need to change that to "The Pussinator"

BlackHelicopters
05-31-2013, 05:34 PM
Weather Channel team was hit. Thanking God right now.

eDave
05-31-2013, 05:57 PM
Weather Channel team was hit. Thanking God right now.

Suburban tossed 200 yards. Wow. But God damn I wish I were one of these storm chasers right now instead of sitting here in my beige cube working on my SMT report. ****!

You guys in OKC; get the fuck off this site and get safe.

tk13
05-31-2013, 06:04 PM
This is about to be a real bad situation. Hopefully this thing lifts.
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Coach
05-31-2013, 06:05 PM
Moore, Oklahoma sounding their tornado sirens on....

scho63
05-31-2013, 06:06 PM
I'm watching this right now on Fox News and they are showing tornadoes all over the place-good God please be safe everyone.

Saying going to slam into Oklahoma City-I hope they are wrong, it is HUGE

Prayers sent to everyone

zigbazah
05-31-2013, 06:07 PM
Watching OKC local news. Huge traffic jams in OKC right now. This could be really bad.

BlackHelicopters
05-31-2013, 06:07 PM
Prayers to OKC

dirk digler
05-31-2013, 06:08 PM
stay safe OKC.

BlackHelicopters
05-31-2013, 06:09 PM
Storm chaser Reed Timmer: "Mass chaos."

tk13
05-31-2013, 06:11 PM
I35 in OKC is a parking lot. Not good.
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zigbazah
05-31-2013, 06:11 PM
even if a tornado doesn't touch down, there will still be 100+ MPH winds and baseball size hail rushing through.

RINGLEADER
05-31-2013, 06:11 PM
T-minus 5 minutes to OKC...

Hog's Gone Fishin
05-31-2013, 06:17 PM
My step daughter lives in Yukon and she's in a friends basement but her two kids ages 18 and 16 are at work and don't know about them.

RINGLEADER
05-31-2013, 06:21 PM
Online they're saying a storm chaser just got destroyed by the tornado...can't find it though -- some guy named Mike?

BlackHelicopters
05-31-2013, 06:22 PM
Online they're saying a storm chaser just got destroyed by the tornado...can't find it though -- some guy named Mike?

Mike Bettes of The WEATHER CHANNEL

Demonpenz
05-31-2013, 06:23 PM
I got some friends chasing the tornado. Going to be a good night for researching tornado's.

RINGLEADER
05-31-2013, 06:25 PM
OKC Community College hit according to storm chaser...

Deberg_1990
05-31-2013, 06:26 PM
Yep that's what you get when you live in a state with dangerous weather stuff

Is there any state that never has any dangerous weather or natural disaster stuff?

lcarus
05-31-2013, 06:28 PM
Good luck to my fellow Oklahomans...

displacedinMN
05-31-2013, 06:30 PM
Is there any state that never has any dangerous weather or natural disaster stuff?

No, pick a place, there is some type of disaster that could occur.

Just some have more odds of happening than others.

gblowfish
05-31-2013, 06:34 PM
The Dominator isn't dominating. They need to change that to "The Pussinator"
Call it "the Alex Gordon."

gblowfish
05-31-2013, 06:35 PM
There's a tornado headed towards Newcastle, Moore and/or Norman. Jesus man, stay out of Moore. They've had their share already.

displacedinMN
05-31-2013, 06:35 PM
weather channel truck

https://twitter.com/SeanSchoferTVN/status/340625216378126337/photo/1

Bwana
05-31-2013, 06:37 PM
Is there any state that never has any dangerous weather or natural disaster stuff?

Umm, no.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Ricardo_Montalban_Herve_Villechaize_Fantasy_Island_1977.JPG/180px-Ricardo_Montalban_Herve_Villechaize_Fantasy_Island_1977.JPG

lcarus
05-31-2013, 06:39 PM
When I left work today at 5:30, the radar showed most of the deep red stuff going north of Tulsa. Now I'm looking at it, and we may get some shit...

Tulsa is usually pretty safe from tornadoes though. I've lived here 12 years and there hasn't really been anything major.

Coach
05-31-2013, 06:47 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BLok1GACQAE-KaE.jpg

BlackHelicopters
05-31-2013, 06:50 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BLok1GACQAE-KaE.jpg

Air bag deployment

Coach
05-31-2013, 06:52 PM
Tornado warning going on in St. Louis, Missouri.

RINGLEADER
05-31-2013, 06:52 PM
Love the Drudge Report right now...this is going on and his headline is a picture of Will Smith and his kid in their new movie with the word "DISASTER!"

Dayze
05-31-2013, 06:56 PM
Wow

BlackHelicopters
05-31-2013, 06:57 PM
Rain curtains and debris balls. Arousing.

Bwana
05-31-2013, 07:04 PM
Looks like a few twisters around OKC, damn.

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=inx&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

dirk digler
05-31-2013, 07:07 PM
Tornado heading towards St. Charles , MO

lcarus
05-31-2013, 07:11 PM
The tornado that hit Moore has a conscience and felt really bad, so now it's coming back to help them clean up?

Heck, I don't know. I hope everyone stays safe in the midwest.

BlackHelicopters
05-31-2013, 07:26 PM
Tornado sirens in Joplin

gblowfish
05-31-2013, 07:33 PM
Power out at the OKC Airport. Lots of flooding, big ass hail. Yikes.

LoneWolf
05-31-2013, 07:35 PM
Power out at the OKC Airport. Lots of flooding, big ass hail. Yikes.

Big ass hail can definitely crack your windshield.

gblowfish
05-31-2013, 07:49 PM
Power out at 54,000 homes in OKC. I-40 and I-35 shut down from accidents and overturned trucks. Two deaths reported so far. Not as bad as the Moore storm, but lots of hail and wind damage. There will be flooding too. Lots of it.

DaFace
05-31-2013, 07:54 PM
I live 3 miles from the San Andreas Fault. Shit happens everywhere, dude.

Well, kind of. We have mean ol' snowstorms here, but that's about it.

DaFace
05-31-2013, 07:57 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BLok1GACQAE-KaE.jpg

That's a ton of irony shoved into one pic.

J Diddy
05-31-2013, 08:14 PM
Power out at the OKC Airport. Lots of flooding, big ass hail. Yikes.

so are you reporting what the weather channel is?

Frazod
05-31-2013, 10:09 PM
CNN is showing the most amazing storm video I've ever seen - dash cam shot while the vehicle is being pummeled with debris. Looks like something out of a movie. I'm at a bar so I can't hear anything, but the images are insane.

tk13
05-31-2013, 10:11 PM
Yeah it looks like a ton of storm chasers were caught way off guard and about got themselves killed tonight. You end up with some amazing video but you have to wonder if you're justifying poor decision making.

DaFace
05-31-2013, 10:15 PM
This one?

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OnTheWarpath15
05-31-2013, 10:16 PM
CNN is showing the most amazing storm video I've ever seen - dash cam shot while the vehicle is being pummeled with debris. Looks like something out of a movie. I'm at a bar so I can't hear anything, but the images are insane.

Assuming you're talking about this:

It looks like an SUV was dropped out of the sky to the left of the chase vehicle at the 2:00 mark.

Unreal.

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Frazod
05-31-2013, 10:17 PM
This one?

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/veNJBosc6EA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

That's the one.

Frazod
05-31-2013, 10:24 PM
Is the big thing that hits them a hay bail?

DaFace
05-31-2013, 10:26 PM
Is the big thing that hits them a hay bail?

Think so. Tough to tell though.

MOhillbilly
05-31-2013, 11:02 PM
This one?

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/veNJBosc6EA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

LMAO

Friggin idiots

Phobia
05-31-2013, 11:09 PM
It's one thing to be out there in an armored vehicle. It's completely another to be bouncing around in a bone stock car with some stickers on the side. Morons.

Frazod
05-31-2013, 11:53 PM
Home now, finally got to watch it with the sound. Damn. LMAO

BryanBusby
06-01-2013, 01:38 AM
Yeah it looks like a ton of storm chasers were caught way off guard and about got themselves killed tonight. You end up with some amazing video but you have to wonder if you're justifying poor decision making.

Not quite. They knew this situation was going to happen, but did it anyhow.

They weren't caught off guard, just fucking stupid.

Chief Roundup
06-01-2013, 02:29 AM
Uh hello if your ass was dumb enough to move or stay in Oklahoma you already knew the risks involved in living in that state. It is not some news flash that Oklahoma and Tornados go hand in hand.

stonedstooge
06-01-2013, 06:00 AM
Not quite. They knew this situation was going to happen, but did it anyhow.

They weren't caught off guard, just ****ing stupid.

Got to have spotters to relay current time information to the weather folks. I was a trained spotter for several years. Risk your life to save others and get the rush of watching mother nature at it's finest/worst.

BlackHelicopters
06-01-2013, 06:02 AM
Got to have spotters to relay current time information to the weather folks. I was a trained spotter for several years. Risk your life to save others and get the rush of watching mother nature at it's finest/worst.

There is a difference between spotting and chasing for profit.

stonedstooge
06-01-2013, 06:20 AM
There is a difference between spotting and chasing for profit.

I agree to a point, but both are still in the same situations and can have the same outcomes. Getting on the right side of the storm is imperative to safety. It was interesting last night to hear Weather Channel dudes trying to get one of their groups on the ground to travel to the safer side of the storm. That was always the problem when I was chasing. Trying to stay out of its way

Dave Lane
06-01-2013, 06:22 AM
Assuming you're talking about this:

It looks like an SUV was dropped out of the sky to the left of the chase vehicle at the 2:00 mark.

Unreal.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ziZNsproDzs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

No it was a guy driving by.

Dave Lane
06-01-2013, 06:23 AM
Think so. Tough to tell though.

Yes its a round bale

BlackHelicopters
06-01-2013, 06:33 AM
I agree to a point, but both are still in the same situations and can have the same outcomes. Getting on the right side of the storm is imperative to safety. It was interesting last night to hear Weather Channel dudes trying to get one of their groups on the ground to travel to the safer side of the storm. That was always the problem when I was chasing. Trying to stay out of its way

Did you chase or spot?

stonedstooge
06-01-2013, 06:38 AM
Did you chase or spot?

Spotter. But it turns to chasing when the storms move. I was in rural Missouri so following storms in the countryside to see if a tornado developed was the main goal. Training for spotters included following a storm.

BlackHelicopters
06-01-2013, 06:40 AM
Spotter. But it turns to chasing when the storms move. I was in rural Missouri so following storms in the countryside to see if a tornado developed was the main goal. Training for spotters included following a storm.

Again, your job appears to be for the public good. Many chasers have a good heart, but not all.

Dave Lane
06-01-2013, 06:57 AM
That dude screaming was the gayest pussy I've ever seen / heard.

keg in kc
06-01-2013, 12:27 PM
Here's the weather channel dudes:

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58-4ever
06-01-2013, 01:47 PM
Uh hello if your ass was dumb enough to move or stay in Oklahoma you already knew the risks involved in living in that state. It is not some news flash that Oklahoma and Tornados go hand in hand.

You are painfully dumb. News flash: if your Dad didn't dump his load in his sister, you wouldn't be around.

BryanBusby
06-01-2013, 02:07 PM
Got to have spotters to relay current time information to the weather folks. I was a trained spotter for several years. Risk your life to save others and get the rush of watching mother nature at it's finest/worst.

You can spot without getting anywhere near as close as these dudes were yesterday.

Yesterday was pathetic. Now to be fair, they weren't the only fucking idiots.

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Chief Roundup
06-01-2013, 02:15 PM
You are painfully dumb. News flash: if your Dad didn't dump his load in his sister, you wouldn't be around.

I see more one trick pony shit out of most people on here. You had nothing to add so you just attack.

The OP started this thread like it is something new that Oklahoma is at risk for tornados.
If you choose to live there you know and accept the risks.

J Diddy
06-01-2013, 02:21 PM
I see more one trick pony shit out of most people on here. You had nothing to add so you just attack.

The OP started this thread like it is something new that Oklahoma is at risk for tornados.
If you choose to live there you know and accept the risks.

Last night was a particular high risk. (Evidenced by the enormous amount of tornadoes) This is why the OP said what he did. For you to comment on it like it was stupid just proves everything that is said about Arkansas fucking idiots.

For crying out loud the national weather service not only designated it as a tornado watch, but a potentially dangerous situation in which long track and multiple tornadoes could occur.

In short, if you have nothing to add to the conversation than your dumb ass trolling keep it to yourself. Something I wish your pappie would have done with his pecker.

BigMeatballDave
06-01-2013, 02:38 PM
Uh hello if your ass was dumb enough to move or stay in Oklahoma you already knew the risks involved in living in that state. It is not some news flash that Oklahoma and Tornados go hand in hand.
It's actually pretty rare to get hit by a tornado. I lived in Kansas and Missouri for more than 20 yrs and never even had a close call.

BlackHelicopters
06-01-2013, 02:40 PM
It's actually pretty rare to get hit by a tornado. I lived in Kansas and Missouri for more than 20 yrs and never even had a close call.

Two direct hits in my 40 yeas in JoMo. 1971 and 2011. It happens.

Chief Roundup
06-01-2013, 03:17 PM
Last night was a particular high risk. (Evidenced by the enormous amount of tornadoes) This is why the OP said what he did. For you to comment on it like it was stupid just proves everything that is said about Arkansas ****ing idiots.

For crying out loud the national weather service not only designated it as a tornado watch, but a potentially dangerous situation in which long track and multiple tornadoes could occur.

In short, if you have nothing to add to the conversation than your dumb ass trolling keep it to yourself. Something I wish your pappie would have done with his pecker.

Nice that is the reason I was born and raised in Missouri. I simply reside there now.
I was not trying to troll anyone. It just seemed like an incredibly obvious statement that everyone already knew what was going on. Imagine that someone was overly sensitive toward what I said so they had to attack with that same ole shit.
Then you come along with another one of the stupid assumptions and talking shit out your ass. I have lived through 3 tornadoes in my life. Oklahoma has been on high alert for a week.

J Diddy
06-01-2013, 03:29 PM
Nice that is the reason I was born and raised in Missouri. I simply reside there now.
I was not trying to troll anyone. It just seemed like an incredibly obvious statement that everyone already knew what was going on. Imagine that someone was overly sensitive toward what I said so they had to attack with that same ole shit.
Then you come along with another one of the stupid assumptions and talking shit out your ass. I have lived through 3 tornadoes in my life. Oklahoma has been on high alert for a week.

Look, I'm not going to argue with you. This thread had validity. Your post had none.

tk13
06-02-2013, 02:08 AM
I really hope this is not true... but there's a ton of buzz going around the web right now that Tim Samaras and his team were killed in the El Reno tornado yesterday. They were one of the three teams featured on Storm Chasers... alongside Reed Timmer and the TIV group that got that amazing footage last week.

What's sad is they were the group that was always super cautious. They were scientists trying to get data, not trying to drive into a tornado or get the most insane video. They would try and get out in front and put probes down, but still, they didn't take near the risks the other teams did. Hopefully this isn't true, but there are a lot of storm chasers on Twitter acting as if they know. But we know how that goes.

BryanBusby
06-02-2013, 02:36 AM
I really hope this is not true... but there's a ton of buzz going around the web right now that Tim Samaras and his team were killed in the El Reno tornado yesterday. They were one of the three teams featured on Storm Chasers... alongside Reed Timmer and the TIV group that got that amazing footage last week.

A lot of chasers are confirming it :|

http://www.theweatherspace.com/2013/06/02/tim-samaras-his-son-and-carl-young-oklahoma-tornad/,

tk13
06-02-2013, 03:05 AM
Yeah I was hoping to find something more official. Seems to be true though... too much smoke for there not to be something to it. Just brutal if true... all the idiot yahoos you see out there making bad YouTube videos and the guy who was always level headed and considered one of the best gets killed.

Bwana
06-02-2013, 07:44 AM
Yeah I was hoping to find something more official. Seems to be true though... too much smoke for there not to be something to it. Just brutal if true... all the idiot yahoos you see out there making bad YouTube videos and the guy who was always level headed and considered one of the best gets killed.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/02/us/midwest-weather/

Chief Roundup
06-02-2013, 07:47 AM
Look, I'm not going to argue with you. This thread had validity. Your post had none.

I don't give a shit what you say. If you don't like what I post put me on ignore. Otherwise fuckoff dickbag.

OnTheWarpath15
06-02-2013, 07:50 AM
I really hope this is not true... but there's a ton of buzz going around the web right now that Tim Samaras and his team were killed in the El Reno tornado yesterday. They were one of the three teams featured on Storm Chasers... alongside Reed Timmer and the TIV group that got that amazing footage last week.

What's sad is they were the group that was always super cautious. They were scientists trying to get data, not trying to drive into a tornado or get the most insane video. They would try and get out in front and put probes down, but still, they didn't take near the risks the other teams did. Hopefully this isn't true, but there are a lot of storm chasers on Twitter acting as if they know. But we know how that goes.

A lot of chasers are confirming it :|

http://www.theweatherspace.com/2013/06/02/tim-samaras-his-son-and-carl-young-oklahoma-tornad/,

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/02/us/midwest-weather/

Fuck. That guy was a real pro. He didn't seem to give a shit about the cameras and the notoriety, he was all about the science.

As TK said, his group was always super cautious - I wonder if they got stuck with a disabled vehicle or something.

Chiefs Pantalones
06-02-2013, 08:41 AM
Fuck. That guy was a real pro. He didn't seem to give a shit about the cameras and the notoriety, he was all about the science.

As TK said, his group was always super cautious - I wonder if they got stuck with a disabled vehicle or something.

"Friday’s tornado was a dangerous tornado because it suddenly turned north toward the group of chasers, unexpectedly. This happens when the tornadic storm cycles, it pulls the tornado north into the core. The tornado of Greensburg 2007 was another example of one that made sharp turns as it occluded into the supercell."

So it happened pretty much like in the movie Twister. It made an unexpected turn and they didn't have a chance after that.

Archie F. Swin
06-02-2013, 09:24 AM
How many times do we have to learn that when a violent tornado enters into a densely populated area during commute time, there will be chaos panic and death. How can even the most experienced chasers NOT know that all bets are off in that weather scenario.

Predarat
06-02-2013, 09:35 AM
As others have said, of all the groups on Storm Chasers, his was the most cautious and science related. The tornado took a sudden unexpected turn and got them, sounded like the tried to escape but could not make it out on time. The circle in the pic is where they were caught.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/431824_10151372827342434_1169228910_n.jpg

notorious
06-02-2013, 09:42 AM
Is there a reason why they stay north/northeast of the super cells (which tornadoes always travel) instead of southwest?

I guess that's where the important data is.

DaFace
06-02-2013, 09:51 AM
Family confirmed it on Facebook this morning.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/colorado-storm-chaser-tim-samaras-killed-in-oklahoma-tornado-along-with-son-longtime-partner

Predarat
06-02-2013, 09:52 AM
Is there a reason why they stay north/northeast of the super cells (which tornadoes always travel) instead of southwest?

I guess that's where the important data is.

Alot of the reason they do not stay southwest is that is where alot of the damage is, so its very east to get stuck in a mess of fallen trees, power lines, utility poles ect.

GloryDayz
06-02-2013, 09:58 AM
This one?

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/veNJBosc6EA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

That's adrenaline in action right there! :thumb:

GloryDayz
06-02-2013, 10:00 AM
Family confirmed it on Facebook this morning.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/colorado-storm-chaser-tim-samaras-killed-in-oklahoma-tornado-along-with-son-longtime-partner

Sad news... Ugh...

notorious
06-02-2013, 10:14 AM
Alot of the reason they do not stay southwest is that is where alot of the damage is, so its very east to get stuck in a mess of fallen trees, power lines, utility poles ect.

:facepalm:

I should have thought of that, thanks man.

Baby Lee
06-02-2013, 10:48 AM
They aired the tornado episode of Mike and Molly that was postponed due to the first OK tornado Thursday night.

tk13
06-02-2013, 01:40 PM
It's really hard to believe. There's a photo of their vehicle floating around the internet now. Completely destroyed... definitely looks like they were hit directly by the tornado.

Here's a great video about Samaras and his team. He not only studied tornadoes but lightning and hail as well.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/a_MuaWDg5Z0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Chieficus
06-02-2013, 01:51 PM
Yeah I was hoping to find something more official. Seems to be true though... too much smoke for there not to be something to it. Just brutal if true... all the idiot yahoos you see out there making bad YouTube videos and the guy who was always level headed and considered one of the best gets killed.

I have a degree in Meterology from U. of Oklahoma (went to school with Reed Timmer and others who get featured on these shows). So, yes, I storm chase too. Unlike guys like Samaras, I don't do it for research, but they, Timmer, etc. also don't focus on research every chase--sometimes its just for fun.

I wasn't down in OK on Friday, but I still have close connections to people who were. From what I here there were 2 main factors in a lot of chasers getting caught, and possibly a 3rd with Samaras' team.

1) The storm did something not entirely out of the realm of what might happen, but not typically expected either (as evidenced by its wild path).

2) There was a massive storm chaser convergence in the area. Some were experienced and knew what they were doing but got caught in traffic, others are the idiot yahoos who were causing traffic jams. Some of the guys I know barely escaped danger because of this.

3) No official word, but Samaras and team do put themselves in some danger by trying to get in front of the storm and drop probes for research, that's their job (and they knew the risks)... however, word I got is they might have been having some car trouble as well at the time--don't know for sure, so that just qualifies as speculation.

Back to the idiot yahoo thing, though--when I'm chasing and I'm on back roads, country roads, etc., traffic is usually non-existent--no problems. Then I get back to the main roads, and every body and their grandmother are lining the streets, stopping dead in the middle of a main highway to gawk or hang out their window and snap a photo, driving recklessly, cutting in front of others, etc.

When I take people chasing I give them two rules: 1) You do what I say w/o question or hesitation and 2) you do not freak out--b/c as the experienced and knowledgeable one, I'm responsible for my safety, the safety of my car, and the safety of those in my car, and I can't have hesitation or distraction. B/c to me and a lot of other experienced chasers, safety is more important than any picture, any view, any shot. I'll forego the best picture to keep myself safe any day.

Why? B/c experience chasers have respect for each other, respect for the rules of the road, and respect for that massive beast of a storm that can and does end lives.

Guys like Samaras and Mike Bettes (from TWC, whose car got tossed but they survived) fit the category of experienced chasers with respect. So something obviously went dreadfully wrong.

But the road is getting more and more packed with morons who have zero respect for any of that and just simply want to get the money shot. They're too arrogant and stupid to stay home and stay safe, but they cause a heck of a lot of gridlock that gets in the way of the scientists, the first responders, and the experienced chasers. Their stupidity makes it a lot more dangerous for the rest of us... and I'm almost ready to hang up my hat on something I love because of it.

Chieficus
06-02-2013, 01:59 PM
Is there a reason why they stay north/northeast of the super cells (which tornadoes always travel) instead of southwest?

I guess that's where the important data is.

Most tornadoes of course move to the NE or due E. Guys like Samaras needed to be able to get in front of storms to put down their research probes and then haul tail. From what I hear, the turn in the storm was sudden, sharp, and fast (which usually does not happen). From the pic I could see Samaras' crew being up there to get in front.

Non data-collecting chasers will either try to be due east with a visual and a good road dropping south if they have to, or stay to the south and follow along beside it.

The north to north east side of the tornado is usually where you have some of the worst rain and hail in a storm. I don't chase for research and I've been on the north side once, and I prefer not to do that again. I usually try to stick due south to a bit south east.

Deberg_1990
06-02-2013, 02:46 PM
I don't like those corporate sellout chasers like the guys in Twister.

jspchief
06-03-2013, 05:30 PM
KCCI.com probably has a clip of their Samaras story. They showed the car. Looked like it was hit by a train.

Bwana
06-03-2013, 06:01 PM
KCCI.com probably has a clip of their Samaras story. They showed the car. Looked like it was hit by a train.

Yep, the twister really messed it up. Here's what left of the truck:

Before:

http://image.classictrucks.com/f/miscellaneous/line-x-gearing-up-for-the-2010-sema-show/30975598+w400+cr1+re0+ar1/no-subject.jpg (http://image.classictrucks.com/f/miscellaneous/line-x-gearing-up-for-the-2010-sema-show/30975598/no-subject.jpg)

After:

http://news.gnom.es/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/58b355446-storm-chasers-vehicle-horizontal-gallery.jpg


http://localtvkdvr.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/samaras.jpg?w=627

LoneWolf
06-03-2013, 08:49 PM
That before picture is not the same truck. It has black door handles and polished rims. The truck that is destroyed has white door handles and brushed aluminum wheels. Not that it matters, just making an observation.

tk13
06-04-2013, 11:08 AM
Seeing reports on twitter that this tornado is officially an F5. Winds up to 296 mph. 2.6 miles wide at its peak. Widest tornado ever recorded in the US.

ChiTown
06-04-2013, 11:10 AM
Yep, the twister really messed it up. Here's what left of the truck:

Before:

http://image.classictrucks.com/f/miscellaneous/line-x-gearing-up-for-the-2010-sema-show/30975598+w400+cr1+re0+ar1/no-subject.jpg (http://image.classictrucks.com/f/miscellaneous/line-x-gearing-up-for-the-2010-sema-show/30975598/no-subject.jpg)

After:

http://news.gnom.es/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/58b355446-storm-chasers-vehicle-horizontal-gallery.jpg


http://localtvkdvr.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/samaras.jpg?w=627

Holy crap! That is just awful. Damn.

seaofred
06-04-2013, 11:30 AM
Yep, the twister really messed it up. Here's what left of the truck:

Before:

http://image.classictrucks.com/f/miscellaneous/line-x-gearing-up-for-the-2010-sema-show/30975598+w400+cr1+re0+ar1/no-subject.jpg (http://image.classictrucks.com/f/miscellaneous/line-x-gearing-up-for-the-2010-sema-show/30975598/no-subject.jpg)

After:

http://news.gnom.es/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/58b355446-storm-chasers-vehicle-horizontal-gallery.jpg





http://localtvkdvr.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/samaras.jpg?w=627


Wow, messed it up so bad, it even changed out the rims. :banghead:

thebrad84
06-04-2013, 11:54 AM
That monster tornado turned that GMC Sierra in to a Saturn Aura in mid-air. That's some sort of cruel joke mother nature is playing right there..

gblowfish
06-04-2013, 11:56 AM
That before picture is not the same truck. It has black door handles and polished rims. The truck that is destroyed has white door handles and brushed aluminum wheels. Not that it matters, just making an observation.

yes, those are clearly two different vehicles.

SNAFU
06-04-2013, 12:06 PM
yes, those are clearly two different vehicles.

The article above that Daface posted claims they were in a chevy cobalt.

DaFace
06-04-2013, 12:08 PM
The article above that Daface posted claims they were in a chevy cobalt.

I hadn't even noticed that. I wonder why the hell they'd be in a Cobalt though - not exactly a good car to transport a bunch of equipment in.

ptlyon
06-04-2013, 12:10 PM
I hadn't even noticed that. I wonder why the hell they'd be in a Cobalt though - not exactly a good car to transport a bunch of equipment in.

Great for a free ride to Kansas tho

Predarat
06-04-2013, 12:45 PM
Seeing reports on twitter that this tornado is officially an F5. Winds up to 296 mph. 2.6 miles wide at its peak. Widest tornado ever recorded in the US.

Wow that is nuts.

Chieficus
06-04-2013, 02:04 PM
I hadn't even noticed that. I wonder why the hell they'd be in a Cobalt though - not exactly a good car to transport a bunch of equipment in.

Especially not their equipment, so either:

A) They were with a team and someone else was driving the equipment truck

or B) This wasn't a research chase for them

That said, given the monster width of the tornado, it answers part of the reason so many chasers were likely caught off guard.

tk13
06-04-2013, 02:06 PM
Wow that is nuts.

Not only that, but it expanded from 1 mile wide to 2.6 miles wide in approximately 30 seconds.
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