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Old 06-01-2013, 07:08 AM   #1
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Oklahoma tornadoes

Are you kidding me? Brutal. Reality TV in real time, live. I was riveted to The Weather Channel as it was happening. I would be packing up and moving... T and Ps for those affected.

Those storm chasers are crazy. Only a matter of time before one or more are killed. TWC's Mike Bettis and crew were in a van that got lifted and tossed 200 yards into a field.
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Old 06-01-2013, 07:09 AM   #2
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Now massive flooding.
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Old 06-01-2013, 10:04 AM   #3
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it's amazing how many feeds you can pick up now. Channel 9 in OKC had maybe 9 chasers and chopper up.

this one not with channel 9 is crazy 5/31/2013 Brandon Sullivan Hit By Tornado Debris Northwest of Union City, OK - YouTube
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Old 06-03-2013, 04:16 PM   #4
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I just saw on the news that the guys from Twistex were killed Friday in a Tornado. Ted Samaras, long time driver / team member Carl Young, and Tim's son Paul were killed

Tornado chaser were researchers, not cowboys, colleagues say - CNN.com

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Old 06-03-2013, 07:30 PM   #5
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Matter of hours, as it turned out

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Old 06-04-2013, 06:51 AM   #6
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Those storm chasers are crazy. Only a matter of time before one or more are killed. TWC's Mike Bettis and crew were in a van that got lifted and tossed 200 yards into a field.
My wife thinks I'm nuts but I would effing love to do that.....I love storms and would love to chase down and witness a tornado.....Probably soil my knickers in the process...but would still love to do it.

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My wife thinks I'm nuts but I would effing love to do that.....I love storms and would love to chase down and witness a tornado.....Probably soil my knickers in the process...but would still love to do it.
Same here.

One of the problems apparently is that a lot of people are chasing these days and gridlocking roads around where the tornadoes show up

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My wife thinks I'm nuts but I would effing love to do that.....I love storms and would love to chase down and witness a tornado.....Probably soil my knickers in the process...but would still love to do it.
I was in Indiana once when an F3 tornado came through. The sheer power was amazing and the noise was deafening. Having never seen one that close, me and my co-worker were outside watching it and everyone at the factory we were doing the work at was yelling at us to get inside to the safe room.

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