[Skywarn] Amateur Storm Chasers Cause Congestion in Severe Weather [feedly]

[Deb Bebout]

Pay someone to chase tornadoes? Are they out of their minds? All for a
little thrill and fame, while putting themselves and others at risk.

I'm a storm spotter with advanced training, I've no training in chasing
tornadoes. It is not recommended in training, unless you have the
opportunity at a seriously safe distance. If and only if I was able to
adhering to the above, I may for a short while. But what the article
indicates, no.


On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 10:19 PM, Standorroh <standorroh at gmail.com> wrote:

> The comment in the linked article saying 80 cars were all stacked together
> on one storm is what got me. To me, that is a recipe for tragedy. All it
> would take is a sudden change in track or new tornado formation for it to
> suddenly look like rush hour in a construction zone and the lead story on
> the 6:00 news is the number of deaths of chasers. The thing is that there
> is nothing that can be done to stop everybody and their brother from going
> out. They are on public roads and as long as they are obeying traffic laws
> all you can do is mutter under your breath.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 26, 2013, at 10:03 PM, Lloyd Colston <kc5fm at aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Amateur Storm Chasers Cause Congestion in Severe Weather
> > http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=12473189&utm_source=feedly
> >
> > via feedly.com
> >
> > Just sharing for discussion.
> >
> > Lloyd
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