An engineer by training, Samaras was known for devising instruments that offered the first views inside live tornadoes. Also, we all have to take responsibility for our own safety and try and do what's best for you. The sudden acceleration to NE caught several folks by surprise. I don't think anyone's rights need to be taken away Too many people clogging the roads in a chase situation makes it difficult for anyone to get away when a storm turns on them. Photograph by Carsten Peter, National Geographic. The program, 'Mile Wide Tornado: Stormchasers Tribute,' will feature scenes of Tim Samaras, his son Paul and Mr Young. We need infrastructure built! Officials in St. Charles County also reported that local schools suffered some damage. He deployed one of these in the path of an F4 tornado that destroyed the small town of Manchester, S.D., on June 24, 2003. The article was entitled, disturbingly, Scientists, Give Up Your Emails. #2. the storm went from a mile wide wedge to a 2.6 mile record breaking monster in an extremely rapid time, usually people 1 mile away from the storm would be safe or even 2 miles away but in this case it dropped on people 2 miles away, more so i don't believe it was a traffic jam as opposed to the rapid size increase and the sudden change in course. The deaths of Mr. Samaras, his son, and Mr. Young had absolutely nothing to do with the horrendous traffic affecting other parts of Oklahoma on May 31. I know cyclones are slightly more predictable than tornados (but much less predictable than hurricanes) they also have the habit of suddenly randomly changing direction. His website Twistex has been integral to understanding how tornadoes work and improving warning times for those living in Tornado Alley. In reply to by Tom McDonald (not verified). Among the injured was a meteorologist from The Weather Channel. 'I'm a seasoned tornado watcher but I just could not see staying and waiting for it to hit,' she said. Several parents in the group I was with decided to drive south, away from the storm. This in the super rare category because we dont deal with things like this often.. The forecast quality will always be better than for small-scale phenomena like tornadoes. At Will Rogers World Airport, 2,000 people spent the night sheltering in underground tunnels, reported News 9. There's no wiggle room. In the case of the El Reno tornado, traffic in combination with road bottlenecks (over a river) did in fact cause a number of storm chasers (and go watch the video to get an idea of how many storm chasers there were!) Certainly broadcast public service announcements discussing the danger of chasing storms. Tornadoes do neither. Such a law or regulation could be more general, specifying that police have the authority to direct people generally in relation to emergency disaster zones that have not happened yet. Another example of this on a NATIONAL level and not just a local level is Season 5 episode 6 of Storm Chasers (The discovery channel show that followed three chaser groups) where Joel Taylor, Reed Timmer, and Chris Chittick all call friends and family on their cellphones advising them to drive away from Yukon, OK and Norman, OK. Actually pointing those in Yukon into the path of the Pidemont, OK tornado. The tragic circumstances that caused the deaths of Tim and Paul Samaras and Carl Young has been well documented. The comments below have not been moderated. However, the men's deaths have shone a spotlight on the dangers of storm chasing. In 2013, Tim Samaras died in one of the epic storms he'd spent decades chasing. I can at least understand why news crews were in the vicinity, but they didn't really need to be there either. Laws are really challenging to enforce. He turned and saw at me peering up from the basement steps! Mike Bettes, a member of the Weather Channel Tornado Hunt Team, was driving in his SUV when it was picked up and thrown 200 yards by the monster rain-wrapped tornado near El Reno. Eye of the storm: Tornado researcher Tim Samaras monitors the radar (left). Scientists just confirmed a 30-foot void first detected inside the monument years ago. Skip Talbot makes this point. Education may help, but first we need to educate Meteorologists in the media, the brilliant minds out there need to come up with a set of definitive standards on what to do and what not to do and hold the TV weather accountable, develop an educational program for the public, but most of all give people a place to go, public shelters or something for safety, if people have a shelter they more than likely wont get in their car in the first place. Hail and high winds were the chief threat, though a tornado could not be ruled out, forecasters said. They were killed near El Reno in an EF3 tornado with winds up to 165 mph that ripped through the Oklahoma City area during rush hour. Stop having idiots chase things. "We're trying to collect as many observations as possible, both from outside and from the inside. Samaras shows probes he uses to measure. He did not say "don't get in your car" and he did not say "a car is a bad place to be, and if you find yourself in a car do this and that" which is what he should have said. Of those areas mentioned in this quote, Downtown OK city has about 7,600 people living in it. Look at that video. Though the tornadoes were not as strong as the EF-5 twister that killed 24 on May 20, fear drove many people to attempt to flee the area in their cars only to get caught up in heavy rains and flash flooding. Local news reported an estimated 1,200 people were at the airport and were herded to the basement to wait out the storm. They can't have this, because the traffic is a factor, but yes, Samaras and his crew were not killed this way. 'Everyone acted differently in this storm, and as a result, it created an extremely dangerous situation,' said Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett. Take note at 3:09 - that's the edge of the tornado visible in the right side of the frame as it grows to nearly 2.6 miles across - the largest ever recorded. If idiots who don't know what they're doing want to drive into a twister, let them. There is only so much space to get away and so many roads to use, many in poor repair. To make this point, here are photographs from major media of a handful of examples of cars that got hit with the vortex, most but not all from this latest tornado: I admit that a flattened house may look pretty bad, may even look worse than a mushed up car, but generally speaking the interior lower floor room in a house that is badly messed up by a tornado is a survivable shelter, while there is no such shelter in your car. Though we sometimes take it for granted, Tim's death is a stark reminder of the risks encountered regularly by the men and women who work for us. You argued that your car could become a dangerous projectile if you intentionally drive into a strong tornado, but so could cars in parking lots. In tribute to his brother, Jim Samaras posted on Facebook: Thank you to everyone for the condolences. 2) "But the hundreds, or even thousands of non-professional storm chasers are probably not contributing to the science of tornadoes and tornado safety." Tim Samaras, 55, his son Paul, 24, and crew member Carl Young, 45, died in El Reno on Friday They were heard on Oklahoma Highway Patrol radio screaming before they were killed The elder Samaras was. This one didn't. Tim Samaras, his son Paul and colleague Carl Young died Friday night when an EF3 tornado with winds up to 165 mph turned on them near El Reno, Okla. After years of sharing dramatic videos with. Yes, lets get the facts straight, which the comments below and the information added here help do. Pay attention to what he says. Then we have police in the mix attempting somehow to cite the stupid? After the devastation of the Moore tornado, many residents who had experiences the storms before decided to ignore advice to stay home and tried to seek shelter elsewhere. In many cases, a law is unenforceable at face value, but when something goes wrong it suddenly becomes part of the equation. So, that apparent fact was part of the underpinning of the original post (below). I am hereby referring you and all readers to the comments. 'Tim was a courageous and brilliant scientist who fearlessly pursued tornadoes and lightning in the field in an effort to better understand these phenomena. I would like to see some repercussions for the idiotic weather personalities who suggested running away. Tim Samarass strategy was never to get into the direct path of a tornado. In his twenties, he began to chase tornadoes for the science and humanity's safety every spring all over the United States until his tragic death. Such a regulation or law would also require consideration of a certification of professional status for actual professional storm chasers. Nooooooooooo!!! You do raise many good points about how such a law would be implemented, and some I can thing of answers to, some not so easily. I agree, we only need laws if we need laws. One thing in your favor: Tornadoes do not have politically powerful, wealthy backing, so it should be easy to enact laws regulating how people enjoy them :-), "I suggest that law makers in tornado alley states consider legislation making it a violation to intentionally drive into or near the path of known or likely tornados. As the author admits early on, tornadoes change course and skip. ', Danger: A series of violent storms and tornadoes have killed nine people as they swept through Oklahoma City and its suburbs on Friday, Damage: People survey the damage at the Canadian Valley Technology Center's El Reno Campus after it was hit by a powerful tornado on Friday, Crash: An airplane from the Aviation Technology department lies upside down on the lawn at Canadian Valley Technology Center in El Reno. These animals can sniff it out. It's even worse if you are an amateur tornado chasing on your own--at least the tour groups have an experienced person to warn them that the tornado is coming straight at them and they need to hit the dirt NOW! Then he yelled "get your ass back down there, boy!" Sometimes accidents happen. If you want to walk down Main Street, in downtown America, you can do that, because it is America. To me the real imperative is to get a tornado shelter in most homes and businesses and educate the general public about what to do and what not to do. 'What got me scared was being stuck in traffic with sirens going off,' she said. 'The trees were leaning literally to the ground. I would like to point out that Mike Morgan, the meterologist at KFOR, did what he's done successfully many times since May 24, 2011. One simple idea was to have either a hard hat or some sort of hard shell helmet to wear. Why wetlands are so critical for life on Earth, Rest in compost? He earned his Master of Science degree in atmospheric science from the University of Nevada. On May 13, 2012 Norman PD blocked off roads and literally put me in the path of the tornado. Tim Samaras was found inside his car with his seat belt still on. They should not drive where they will not be able to pull over safely to allow emergency traffic and other traffic to flow. The last time we had a tornado warning where I live (July 2008), several people who work in my building actually went outside to look; luckily, the tornado never came close to us, because it was the worst one in state history (it was an EF-3 that had a 50 mile ground track). During the United States tornado season, it seems that we experience repeated tornadoes and other severe storms in a given area over several days. It airs at 10 p.m. EDT Wednesday. I've always been told never to try and outrun a tornado, it is one of the most dangerous things you can do. October 1, 2013 Tim shared data and results. People who are paying for the storm chasing experience are expecting to do pretty much the same thing. Samaras was born November 12, 1957 in Lakewood, Colorado, to Paul T. and Margaret L. Samaras. I have heard that some professional storm chasers offer package tours. speaking of high velocity wind, that was the sound of the point flying by Dan L. Spell it out for me, Grant. 'Tim was not a cowboy, he was as cautious as possible about his approach to studying these dangerous storms.'. You can also shop using Amazon Smile and though you pay nothing more we get a tiny something. Here's the before photo, of Mr. Samaras' car.
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