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

[Kevin Heyboer]

RE: There is nothing that can be done.  Ah, my friend, not true.  You make
the important point that "they must be obeying traffic laws."  Many of them
don't, or we would not hear stories of being rear ended or of 80 cars
obstructing traffic (both are traffic infractions).  And, of course, the
police can close any publicly owned road for any legitimate reason (Failure
to Obey Officer--2nd degree Misdemeanor).  Unfortunately, the police are too
busy trying to respond to help the injured where the tornado has already hit
or has caused traffic crashes to stop foolish chasers.

The author is a 28 year veteran law enforcement officer who retired in good
standing from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office in Largo, Florida.

PS:  In early January, when we had our first real snow this year here in the
Great Smoky Mountains, US 129 from Blairsville, GA was closed at the State
Line by the State Highway Patrol after about the 5th car skid off the road
and flipped over the embankment.  If you did not have an NC plate and a
Cherokee County address, you did not enter NC until the highway was cleared
of ice and snow.  Same reasoning, different scenario.


Kevin Heyboer KD4UYR
AEC for Cherokee County NCARES
Southwest Carolina Area SKYWARN Manager 
  
http://cherokee.ccares.us
-----Original Message-----
From: skywarn-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:skywarn-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Deb Bebout
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2013 7:08 AM
To: Standorroh
Cc: skywarn at mailman.qth.net; Lloyd Colston
Subject: Re: [Skywarn] Amateur Storm Chasers Cause Congestion in Severe
Weather [feedly]

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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