He designed, built, and deployed instrument probes to measure atmospheric variables such as pressure and wind in the path of tornadoes. 'We're never going to know, because they're not here to tell us,' Mr West told The Post. In St. Charles County, at least 71 homes were heavily damaged and 100 had slight to moderate damage, county spokeswoman Colene McEntee said. Damage from Friday night's severe weather was concentrated a few miles north of Moore, the Oklahoma City suburb pounded by an EF5 tornado on May 20 that killed 24 people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VZ2QWNGQL0. The Dark Wall: Legendary tornado chaser Tim Samaras' last ride 'The trees were leaning literally to the ground. 'I'm a seasoned tornado watcher but I just could not see staying and waiting for it to hit,' she said. But they're ghosts. Meteorologist Mike Bette is nursing minor injuries after his 'tornado hunt' car was thrown some 200 yards by the storm. "You've got to admire the lady," Gerten says. Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency. As Robinson was pummeled by rain bands and 100-mph winds, the camera lost track of them. 'He was either washed off the road or tried to get out of his car. Tim Samaras, his son Paul and colleague Carl Young, who through the years had shared dramatic videos with television viewers and weather researchers, died Friday night when an EF3 tornado with . This page has been accessed 4,469 times. When experiencing the tornadoes was no longer enough and his analytical mind sought questions that his eyes couldn't answer, his engineering ability and resources transformed a passing fascination into a legitimate scientific pursuit. Video taken by a number of storm chasers showed debris pelting vehiclesFriday. The family sheltered from the storm in a hospital parking garage. Today we are Remembering our fri. At the end of the video, perhaps a minute or two before the tornado overtook them, Samaras said in a matter-of-fact tone: "We're in a bad spot.". Dozens of storm chasers were navigating back roads beneath a swollen mesocyclone that had brought an early dusk to the remote farm country southwest of El Reno, Oklahoma. The Samaras' and Young were pursuing an EF3 tornado as it bore down on a metropolitan area of more than 1 million people. A video of 48 . El Reno Mayor Matt White said that while his city of 18,000 residents suffered significant damage including its vocational-technical center and a cattle stockyard that was reduced to a pile of twisted metal he said it could have been much worse had the violent twister tracked to the north. Matt Hughes 2010 Suicide Andy Gabrielson 2012 Traffic Accident Tim Samaras 2013 Tornado Paul Samaras 2013 Tornado Carl Young 2013 Tornado Herb Stein 2016 Cancer Joel Taylor 2018 Overdose Richard Tipton (@GeetarGuy45) January 25, 2018 This in the super rare category because we dont deal with things like this often.. He also starred in the Discovery Channel series Storm Chasers. From time to time over the next month or so, Gerten drove down that stretch, looking for the equipment he knew must still be out there. Tim Samaras, a native of Lakewood, Colo., holds the Guinness World Record for the greatest pressure drop ever measured inside a tornado. Samaras rushed the reporter off the phone, and they began discussing their next move. Unpublished Pictures: Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras at Work The Weather Channel issued the following statement: It was with great sadness that The Weather Channel learned of the passing of Tim and Paul Samaras and Carl Young as a result of the El Reno Tornado. The risks, for him, were worth it. Tim Samaras, 55, along with his son, Paul Samaras, 24, and Carl Young, 45, died on Friday in El Reno after a tornado that packed winds of up to 165 mph picked up their car and threw it, somersaulting, a half a mile.
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