Storm Chasers Killed. RIP

[theGinsue]

I wrk with a Carl Young. He's a III (third). I think he has a son named Carl too (IV). I hope this wasn't one of his relatives.

[sniper7]

Sad news

[OtterbatHellcat]

I met him once....at a 9 News weather expo thing they used to do. He was showing off his prototype storm pods. My wife and I are both certified skywarn spotters and we used to chase in the mid and late 90's. It's not a death wish thing at all, it's really about the fascination of mother nature and we always had equipment with us to pick up wind speed, baro pressure, etc etc.and we had numbers for the NWS that we could call that info into. True chasers are trying to get information about storms...not videos of death and damage to make a buck on.

My respects to their families and relatives.

[Double00]

Prayers to the families!!

[rondog]

Yes, sad to hear, but the odds are against people in risky professions, someday they may lose in a freakish way, like Steve Irwin. But God bless people like them for trying to study those storms for better predictions and warnings. I grew up in OK and still have a lot of family there.

I'd like to chase them too, but just for photos and videos. And not for profit or carnage, I'm no paparazzi.