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

[Deb Bebout]

You shake your head and wonder what happened to common sense in safety.


On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 7:08 AM, Kevin Heyboer <k.heyboer at verizon.net>wrote:

> 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
> > > ______________________________________________________________
> > > Skywarn mailing list
> > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarn
> > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> > > Post: mailto:Skywarn at mailman.qth.net
> > >
> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> > ______________________________________________________________
> > Skywarn mailing list
> > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarn
> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> > Post: mailto:Skywarn at mailman.qth.net
> >
> > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
> >
> ______________________________________________________________
> Skywarn mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarn
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Skywarn at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
>
>