Thundersnow12 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 No comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 No comment "We got 30 seconds"..... I don't think so. F-in lucky they weren't killed..... F-in Lucky..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 No comment Really are no words for that. I'm going to be shocked if there weren't any chasers that died during this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 No comment Going to be some huge problems after this. I'm sure there are many more videos like this coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a5ehren Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Going to be some huge problems after this. I'm sure there are many more videos like this coming soon. Yeah. At a minimum, you can see one car pass them and one other car ahead of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrasher Fan Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Weather Channel now showing the morons' video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsandhills Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 here comes another comment on that video....complete idiots...I've never seen anyone intentionally drive INTO flying debris, was the driver actually AIMING for it? It sure looked like it. stupid, stupid, stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I used to respect Brandon, but not after this day. What they did was idiotic, dangerous, and just plain stupid. There was NO reason to be that close to a obviously multiple vortex tornado, that's unpredictable. He's already making excuses on the info for that video, saying chaser convergence prevented them from making a quick escape. Chaser convergence? I counted 3 vehicles counting his in that video. I hope he's happy destroying his brand new jeep for stupid ass video. And the Reed-like screaming was so fake its not even funny. Even when he thought they were "dying", he was still playing to the camera.This may finally be the day that causes regulation, somehow, in storm chasing. Yea, I know, most of them think cops can't regulate it. Most of them think they are invincible, and laws don't apply to them. The amount of chaser posts on FB that they got hit are ridiculous, at least 15-20 of them were hit. And almost all of them are blaming traffic, and can't own up that they were way too close to a very unpredictable tornado. I've only seen one say he admits he was stupid, and got too close. They are supposed to be out there to help people, or so they say. Well today, some of them were a big part of the problem. Like I said earlier, I could care less who I piss off with my thinking about this, I'm growing very tired of the holier then thou attitude by some in the chasing community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I can't lie, if I was alone and near a tornado, I would probably chase, too. Only thing keeping me from doing it is I don't live in the plains and I have a family. But I saw some water spouts a few years back, and I was right there on the beach taking pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 1 line says it all in that video.... "30 more seconds"........ THAT'S THE PROBLEM.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Maybe they shouldn't have been too close, but you have to think sometimes mistakes are going to be made and sometimes the tornado is going to catch chasers off-guard, even the experience ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers09 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Maybe they shouldn't have been too close, but you have to think sometimes mistakes are going to be made and sometimes the tornado is going to catch chasers off-guard, even the experience ones. Any mistake and you're dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 And the more chasers out there, the more instances of this we're going to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 it goes to the obvious fact there is great danger chasing, i guess its easier almost always to point the finger, in the heat of the moment , many storm chasers today were caught in the cross hairs you think they All had a death wish today or that the inherent danger of chasing was on full display thanks to the satelite tornado's catching many off guard? Im personally glad they are safe and in awe of the footage, and i think overall today the satelite tor's were the primary reason chasers "look bad" today The fact that this guy in the video said "30 more seconds".... Says it all. They took a risk, and almost got killed. They either knew the risk and took it or or didnt know the risk at all. Either way, it was STUPID.. But whatever's, not my life they're gambling with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amped Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 1 line says it all in that video.... "30 more seconds"........ THAT'S THE PROBLEM.. Yes that either brings out the smartest or the dummest in people. In this case it was the latter of the two, he drove right into two debris streams. If he didn't have the camera coming maybe he could have said they surprised him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsandhills Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I used to respect Brandon, but not after this day. What they did was idiotic, dangerous, and just plain stupid. There was NO reason to be that close to a obviously multiple vortex tornado, that's unpredictable. He's already making excuses on the info for that video, saying chaser convergence prevented them from making a quick escape. Chaser convergence? I counted 3 vehicles counting his in that video. I hope he's happy destroying his brand new jeep for stupid ass video. And the Reed-like screaming was so fake its not even funny. Even when he thought they were "dying", he was still playing to the camera.This may finally be the day that causes regulation, somehow, in storm chasing. Yea, I know, most of them think cops can't regulate it. Most of them think they are invincible, and laws don't apply to them. The amount of chaser posts on FB that they got hit are ridiculous, at least 15-20 of them were hit. And almost all of them are blaming traffic, and can't own up that they were way too close to a very unpredictable tornado. I've only seen one say he admits he was stupid, and got too close. They are supposed to be out there to help people, or so they say. Well today, some of them were a big part of the problem. Like I said earlier, I could care less who I piss off with my thinking about this, I'm growing very tired of the holier then thou attitude by some in the chasing community. I agree with you....while there are some chasers out there trying to protect the public (such as Jeff Piotrowski), the vast majority are simply trying to get "youtube famous" and get a million views. it's all they care about, and it's pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.B. LaForce Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 The orange truck that passes Brandon in that video is the TornadoHunter.ca crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Weather Channel now showing the morons' video. So is CNN, multiple tines. Now we can clearly see the reason the chasers are taking more and more chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoFabulous Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I will say this about the chasers getting hit. I don't know how common it is out there, but I don't recall the SPC having to re-issue a tornado warning for the same tornado very often. I was watching TWC at the time, and the initial tornado warning pointed southeast toward Moore. However, the tornado turned so much that, 10-15 minutes later, they reissued it pointing due east toward OKC. (Correct me if I'm wrong about this. I was half-asleep on the couch during this time.)So, yes, they got too close. However, it seems like this specific tornado didn't behave in a typical manner. The guy needed to stay calm and was a bit of a ham, and the driver didn't quite know what he was doing, but I wouldn't put all the blame on them.I will also say that today is the first day I can recall where the tv mets were actually encouraging people to outrun the storm. Again, I live in Indiana, so I don't know if this is common out there, but that's something else I found odd. Anyway, there's my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Is there any video of the tornado hitting Mike Bettes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 So is CNN, multiple tines. Now we can clearly see the reason the chasers are taking more and more chances. And an upcoming interview. A US hero is born. Someone will have to get closer next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 So is CNN, multiple tines. Now we can clearly see the reason the chasers are taking more and more chances. CNN is going to play it once more in a minute, they are rewarding this team a lot right now along with TWC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Really, he really just blamed locals doing 30 mph in front of him? Really now? And just blew off the damage to his truck. Oh, I'll get that fixed next week and be out there doing it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoresman Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 The guy in the video works as an intern at Norman. Wonder if that will get nixed because of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Reimer Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I wrote this about an hour ago on my personal Facebook. I've been chasing for a few years now and have had some scary situations in the past. Heck, I almost got run over by the Yazoo City tornado back in 2010. Tonight was easily the most terrified I've been on a chase. Is it true at least one OKC met told folks to drive south? Almost got me, my girlfriend, and hundreds of other people killed. Gridlock and panicked folks make for a dangerous situation. I went from chase mode to save my life mode. Every time I thought I was clear, a new circulation would develop and I'd have to start pushing my way through traffic again. I'm still shaking from the adrenalin and fear.I don't know what happened with the chasers out west, but I was about 10 miles south of the circulation when all the chasers had their 'incident.' You would think OKC would have done great after May 20th. Today was a good example of all the WRONG things folks can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocoAko Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I wrote this about an hour ago on my personal Facebook. I've been chasing for a few years now and have had some scary situations in the past. Heck, I almost got run over by the Yazoo City tornado back in 2010. Tonight was easily the most terrified I've been on a chase. Is it true at least one OKC met told folks to drive south? Almost got me, my girlfriend, and hundreds of other people killed. Gridlock and panicked folks make for a dangerous situation. I went from chase mode to save my life mode. Every time I thought I was clear, a new circulation would develop and I'd have to start pushing my way through traffic again. I'm still shaking from the adrenalin and fear. I don't know what happened with the chasers out west, but I was about 10 miles south of the circulation when all the chasers had their 'incident.' You would think OKC would have done great after May 20th. Today was a good example of all the WRONG things folks can do. Glad you're okay. There is a lot of anger and outrage toward both some chasers (already visited in this thread) as well as what some local meteorologists did that nearly caused a disaster of epic proportions. I would hope things are seriously looked at after what unfolded tonight -- perhaps that's overly optimistic, but I can hope... Really severe flooding ongoing in OKC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I wrote this about an hour ago on my personal Facebook. I've been chasing for a few years now and have had some scary situations in the past. Heck, I almost got run over by the Yazoo City tornado back in 2010. Tonight was easily the most terrified I've been on a chase. Is it true at least one OKC met told folks to drive south? Almost got me, my girlfriend, and hundreds of other people killed. Gridlock and panicked folks make for a dangerous situation. I went from chase mode to save my life mode. Every time I thought I was clear, a new circulation would develop and I'd have to start pushing my way through traffic again. I'm still shaking from the adrenalin and fear. I don't know what happened with the chasers out west, but I was about 10 miles south of the circulation when all the chasers had their 'incident.' You would think OKC would have done great after May 20th. Today was a good example of all the WRONG things folks can do. If anything, seeing the results of the Moore, OK tornado may have scared the crap out of people and they fled in panic. (not to mention the met calling for people to get out of the way) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 CNN is going to play it once more in a minute, they are rewarding this team a lot right now along with TWC.The media is heavily to blame. They reward stupidity. Granted a lot of people chase too close but clearly today was not the day and people knew that ahead of time. But video has made a lot of schmuck losers famous so what can you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettjrob Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I wrote this about an hour ago on my personal Facebook. I've been chasing for a few years now and have had some scary situations in the past. Heck, I almost got run over by the Yazoo City tornado back in 2010. Tonight was easily the most terrified I've been on a chase. Is it true at least one OKC met told folks to drive south? Almost got me, my girlfriend, and hundreds of other people killed. Gridlock and panicked folks make for a dangerous situation. I went from chase mode to save my life mode. Every time I thought I was clear, a new circulation would develop and I'd have to start pushing my way through traffic again. I'm still shaking from the adrenalin and fear. I don't know what happened with the chasers out west, but I was about 10 miles south of the circulation when all the chasers had their 'incident.' You would think OKC would have done great after May 20th. Today was a good example of all the WRONG things folks can do. I echo all of this. My group basically broke off of everything after the initial El Reno/Union City disaster, but that was traumatic enough as it was. The traffic all around and even outside the metro area this evening was indescribable. On numerous occasions (US-81 from Union City to Chickasha, US-77 from Purcell to Norman, among others), there was mile after mile of bumper-to-bumper traffic in both directions. In other words, half the population of C OK were driving in circles, not even knowing where or why they were going. This is probably the straw that broke the camel's back for chasing in C OK. It hasn't been fun at all for years now, and today, it proved virtually impossible. Regarding chasers who were hit NW of Union City -- I honestly can't point the finger at any of them for the incident itself, because we came a lot closer to real danger than I had anticipated before it was almost too late. But whoring yourself and your screw-up to the media afterward is simply nauseating, and is basically a choice to throw the chasing community (and any other meteorological affiliations you may have) under the bus. I won't comment any further or in any more specific terms because of my own affiliations and involvement in the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messier77 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I had a very similar experience to David. I've been chasing for 10 years now and it was the most disturbing chase I've ever been on. Started way too close to the multi-vortex as it formed. The circulation wrapped up and dropped S/SE so fast it was hard to believe, literally 2 or 3 minutes from seeing the RFD coming around to having multiple vortices on the ground less than 500 yards away. Thought the action area was well to the northwest, but everything practically leapt south as it formed. Had to flee south fast and got slammed by a very intense RFD. Then it was a gut-wrenching trek through traffic as we ended up trying fleeing the tornado(es) through the OKC metro as apparently everyone in the metro decided to get in their cars and drive south and east. Really afraid for a while. Still difficult to really process what happened tonight. Need a break from chasing. Even more reason to stick to structure chasing. Very sad for the people who were killed/hurt. Hope we dont hear anything else on that front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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