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with a demonstrated pattern of reckless driving which ultimately led to a fatal collision (killing themselves and a storm spotter in the other vehicle) when running a stop sign in Texas in 2017. Edwards and Rich Thompson, among others, also expressed concern about pernicious effects of media profiteering with Matt Crowther, among others, agreeing in principle but viewing sales as not inherently corrupting. Self-policing is seen as the means to mold the hobby. There is occasional discussion among chasers that at some point government regulation may be imposed due to increasing numbers of chasers and because of poor behavior by some individuals; however, many chasers do not expect this eventuality and almost all oppose regulations—as do some formal studies of dangerous leisure activities which also advocate deliberative
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activate the emergency sirens. Though lives were lost, many who survived accredited their survival to the siren. After a storm has passed storm chasers are often the first to arrive on the scene to help assist in the aftermath. An unexpected and yet increasingly more common result of storm chasers is the data they provide to storm research from their videos, social video posts and documentation of storms they encounter. After the El Reno tornado in 2013, portals were created for chasers to submit their information to help in the research of the deadly storm. The El Reno Tornado Environment Display (TED) was created to show a synchronized view of the submitted video footage overlaying radar images of the storm with various chasers' positions.
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chasing after nightfall. Most chasing remains during daylight hours with active storm intercepting peaking from mid-late afternoon through early-to-mid evening. This is dictated by a chaser's schedule (availability to chase) and by when storms form, which usually is around peak heating during the mid-to-late afternoon but on some days occurs in early afternoon or even in the morning. An additional advantage of later season storms is that days are considerably longer than in early spring. Morning or early afternoon storms tend to be associated with stronger
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vary widely, but many chasers spend a significant amount of time forecasting, both before going on the road as well as during the chase, utilizing various sources for weather data. Most storm chasers are not meteorologists, and many chasers expend significant time and effort in learning meteorology and the intricacies of severe convective storm prediction through both study and experience.
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initiation. During an inactive pattern, this down time can persist for days. When storms are occurring, there is often little or no time to eat or relieve oneself and finding fuel can cause frustrating delays and detours. Navigating obstacles such as rivers and areas with inadequate road networks is a paramount concern. Only a handful of chasers decide to chase in
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has contributed to a significant increase in the number of storm chasers since the mid-to-late 1990s. A sharp increase in the general public impulsively wandering about their local area in search of tornadoes similarly is largely attributable to these factors. The 2007–2011 Discovery Channel reality series
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The mid-1990s marked the development of smaller more efficient marine radars. While such marine radars are illegal if used in land-mobile situations, a number of chasers were quick to adopt them in an effort to have mobile radar. These radars have been found to interfere with research radars, such as
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this is to the north and to the east of a tornado). Lightning, however, is an unavoidable hazard. "Core punching", storm chaser slang for driving through a heavy precipitation core to intercept the area of interest within a storm, is recognized as hazardous due to reduced visibility and because many
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Besides the copious driving to, from, and during chases, storm chasing is punctuated with contrasting periods of long waiting and ceaseless action. Downtime can consist of sitting under sun-baked skies for hours, playing pickup sports, evaluating data, or visiting landmarks while awaiting convective
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Storm chasing is chiefly a recreational endeavor, with chasers usually giving their motives as photographing or video recording a storm, or for various personal reasons. These can include the beauty of the views afforded by the sky and land, the mystery of not knowing precisely what will unfold, the
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deemed reckless storm chasers as "yahoos". Doswell and Edwards believe poor chasing ethics at TV news stations add to the growth of "yahoo" storm chasing. A large lawsuit was filed against the parent company of The Weather Channel in March 2019 for allegedly keeping on contract storm chaser drivers
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are used by those seeking crisp professional photo and video imagery and also enable chasers to tend to other activities. Other accessories include cable/remote shutter releases, lightning triggers, and lens filters. Windshield mounted cameras or dome enclosed cameras atop vehicle roofs may also be
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for navigation and some of those now using GPS still use these as a backup or for strategizing with other chasers. Foldable state maps can be used but are cumbersome due to the multitude of states needed and only show major roads. National atlases allow more detail and all states are contained in a
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technology, television sets for example could be installed with ease in most vehicles allowing storm chasers to actively view local TV stations. Mobile phones became popular making group coordination easier when traditional radio communications methods were not ideal or for those possessing radios.
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in West Texas in 2017. All three died at the scene, and the mother of Jaeger sued the estates of Williamson and Yarnall, as well as TWC, as there was a history of reckless driving by the pair for which it was alleged TWC ignored warnings to them by other chasers. The suit filed in 2019 was resolved
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Advancing technology since the mid-2000s led to chasers more commonly targeting less amenable areas (i.e. hilly or forested) that were previously eschewed when continuous wide visibility was critical. These advancements, particularly in-vehicle weather data such as radar, also led to an increase in
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Various television programs and increased coverage of severe weather by the news media, especially since the initial video revolution in which VHS ownership became widespread by the early 1990s, substantially elevated awareness of and interest in storms and storm chasing. The Internet in particular
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No degree or certification is required to be a storm chaser, and many chases are mounted independently by amateurs and enthusiasts without formal training. Local National Weather Service offices do hold storm spotter training classes, usually early in the spring. Some offices collaborate to produce
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systems in ensuing decades and by refinements of GPS. At first, GPS units were very costly and only offered basic functions, but that would soon change. Towards the late 1990s the Internet was awash in weather data and free weather software, the first true cellular Internet modems for consumer use
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Aside from questions concerning their ethical values and conduct, many have been accredited for giving back to the community in several ways. Just before the Joplin tornado, Storm Chaser Jeff Piotrowski provided advanced warning to Officer Brewer of Joplin local law enforcement, prompting them to
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There are inherent dangers involved in pursuing hazardous weather. These range from lightning, tornadoes, large hail, flooding, hazardous road conditions (rain or hail-covered roadways), animals on the roadway, downed power lines (and occasionally other debris), reduced visibility from heavy rain
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Chasing often involves driving thousands of miles in order to witness the relatively short window of time of active severe thunderstorms. It is not uncommon for a chaser to end up empty handed on any particular day. Storm chasers' degrees of involvement, competencies, philosophies, and techniques
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in Oklahoma while returning from a chase and in May, Martha Llanos Rodriguez, a storm chasing meteorologist from Mexico City was killed and three meteorologist colleagues were injured (two Chileans sustained non-life-threatening injuries and the other, Bradford Barrett, an American stationed in
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Chasers may operate whenever significant thunderstorm activity is occurring, whatever the date. This most commonly includes more sporadic activity occurring in warmer months of the year bounding the spring maximum, such as the active month of April and to a lesser extent March. The focus in the
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Storm chasers come from a wide variety of occupational and socioeconomic backgrounds. Though a fair number are professional meteorologists, most storm chasers are from other occupational fields, which may include any number of professions that have little or nothing to do with meteorology. A
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Most chasing is accomplished by driving a motor vehicle of any make or model, whether it be a sedan, van, pickup truck, or SUV, however, a few individuals occasionally fly planes and television stations in some markets use helicopters. Research projects sometimes employ aircraft, as well.
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video from chasers using webcams. This live imagery is frequently used by the media, as well as NWS meteorologists, emergency managers, and the general public for direct ground truth information, and it promotes video sales opportunities for chasers. Also by this time, camcorders using
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common here, but due to the moisture profile of the atmosphere the storms tend to be more visible than locations farther east where there are also frequent severe thunderstorms. There is a tendency for chases earlier in the year to be farther south, shifting farther north with the
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were popular with chasers, in the morning preceding a chase for the latter and both before and during a chase for the former. Commercial radio sometimes also provides weather and damage information. The 1990s brought technological leaps and bounds. With the swift development of
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Storm chasers vary with regards to the amount of equipment used, some prefer a minimalist approach; for example, where only basic photographic equipment is taken on a chase, while others use everything from satellite-based tracking systems and live data feeds to vehicle-mounted
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project beginning in 1969. Vehicles were outfitted with various meteorological instrumentation and hail-catching apparatus and were directed into suspected hail regions of thunderstorms by a controller at a radar site. The controller communicated with the vehicles by radio.
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Historically, storm chasing relied on either in-field analysis or in some cases nowcasts from trained observers and forecasters. The first in-field technology consisted of radio gear for communication. Much of this equipment could also be adapted to receive
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For nearly sixty years, the only known chaser deaths were driving-related. As of 22 May 2024, there have been 4 direct storm chasing deaths and 12 indirect deaths. Nearly half of the indirect deaths are a result of hydroplaning in conditions after a chase.
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occurred in 1994–1995 and was soon followed by various field experiments each spring, with another large project, VORTEX2, in 2009–2010. Since the mid-1990s, most storm chasing science, with the notable exception of large field projects, consists of mobile
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Most meteorological data was acquired all at once early in the morning, and the rest of day's chasing was based on analysis and forecast gleaned from this; as well as on visual clues that presented themselves in the field throughout the day. Plotted
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Although scientific work is sometimes cited as a goal, direct participation in such work is almost always impractical during the actual chase except for chasers collaborating in an organized university or government project. Many chasers also act as
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weather software. Unlike preexisting cellular based services there was no risk of dead spots, and that meant that even in the most remote areas storm chasers still had a live data feed. The second tool was a new piece of software called GRLevel3.
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devices using any radio spectrum that is both available and is in contract with a service provider. Such devices may expand mobile data range beyond a single carrier's service area and typically can work on month-to-month contracts. Adoption of
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and Apple Maps. To ensure mapping availability without an active internet connection, these solutions all require downloading maps locally ahead of time. GPS receivers may still be used with other software, such as for displaying radar data.
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which can compete for a chaser's attention, such as driving, communicating with chase partners and others with a phone and/or radio, navigating, watching the sky, checking weather data, and shooting photos or video. Again here,
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data which was useful for receiving basic observational and analysis data. The primary users of such technology were university or government research groups who often had larger budgets than individual chasers.
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procedures, it is not uncommon for tornado chasers to be first on a scene and tending to storm victims or treating injuries at the site of a disaster in advance of emergency personnel and other outside aid.
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from these and other countries around the world (especially from the UK). The number of chasers and number countries where chasers are active expanded at an accelerating pace in Europe from the 1990s–2010s.
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and mapping devices also became available and the first online radar data was offered by private corporations or, at first with delays, with free services. A popular data vendor by the end of the 1990s was
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in North America) in usage as prices came down and performance increased (initially there were low-light and sporadic aliasing problems due to chip and sensor limitations). By the mid-2010s
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were often analyzed by hand for manual diagnosis of meteorological patterns. Occasionally chasers would make stops at rural airstrips or NWS offices for an update on weather conditions.
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and following strategies including always having an open escape route, maintaining a safe distance, and avoiding placement in the direction of travel of a tornado (in most cases in the
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and professors. An increasing number sell storm videos and pictures and manage to make a profit. A few operate "chase tour" services, making storm chasing a recently developed form of
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became a commonly used app in the 2020s. Other apps may be used as are browsers for viewing meteorological data and accessing social networking services. Some handsets can be used as
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units began to emerge offering wireless broadband service in many cases for free. Some places (restaurants, motels, libraries, etc.) were known to reliably offer wireless access and
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journey to an undetermined destination on the open road, intangible experiences such as feeling one with a much larger and more powerful natural world, the challenge of correctly
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is intense but is relatively brief whereas central to northern and eastern areas experience less intense and consistent activity that is diffused over a longer span of the year.
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and other research (which ultimately boosts forecast and warning skill). Additionally, many recreational chasers submit photos and videos to researchers as well as to the U.S.
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phenomenon, regardless of motive, but most commonly for curiosity, adventure, scientific investigation, or for news or media coverage. A person who chases storms is known as a
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storms in 1956, systematically using data from area weather offices and airports. He is widely considered the pioneer storm chaser and was the founder and first editor of
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data; and during the first years this wasn't available on any connection over telephone lines, anyway. Some raw data could be downloaded and plotted by software, such as
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cameras. While the quality of the first VHS consumer cameras was quite poor (and the size somewhat cumbersome) when compared to traditional film formats, the amount of
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Xu, Shuangyu; C. Barbieri; S.W. Stanis; P.S. Market (2012). "Sensation-Seeking Attributes Associated with Storm-Chasing Tourists: Implications for Future Engagement".
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in storm chasing featuring safety, courtesy, and objectivity as the backbone. Storm chasing is a highly visible recreational activity (which is also associated with
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winds may push automobiles around, especially high-profile vehicles. Tornadoes affect a relatively small area and are predictable enough to be avoided if sustaining
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also used to share imagery. Social networking services largely (but not completely) replace forums and email lists, which complemented and eventually supplanted
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Two separate fatal accidents occurred in 2022. In April three OU meteorology students, Drake Brooks, Nicholas Nair, and Gavin Short, died after hydroplaning on
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With the development of the mobile computers, the first computer mapping software became feasible, at about the same time as the popular adoption of the
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as the season progresses. Storms occurring later in the year tend to be more isolated and slower moving, both of which are also desirable to chasers.
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Level 3 radar data. In conjunction with all of this, GPS units now had the ability to connect with computers, granting greater ease when navigating.
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morphology that proved the efficacy of storm chasing field research. The project produced the first legion of veteran storm chasers, with Hoadley's
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also emerged providing chasers access to data in the field without having to rely on a nowcaster. The NWS also released the first free, up-to-date
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either by chase partners covering the other aspects or by the driver pulling over to do these other things if he or she is chasing alone. Falling
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gained prominence by the 1990s into the early 2000s but a resurgence of photography occurred with the advent of affordable and versatile
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relatively high proportion possess college degrees and a large number live in the central and southern United States. Many are lovers of
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There are other incidents in which chasers were injured by automobile accidents, lightning strikes, and tornado impacts. While chasing
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Storm chasers are not generally paid to chase, with the exception of television media crews in certain television market areas, video
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Storm chasing then reached popular culture in three major spurts: in 1978 with the broadcast of an episode of the television program
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systems are subject to various problems, however, so such casually collected data must be considered tenuously. Others use handheld
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appeared called SWIFT WX. SWIFT WX allowed storm chasers to seamlessly position themselves accurately relative to tornadic storms.
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to download batches of raw surface and upper air data from payphones. The technology was too slow for graphical imagery such as
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summer months is the Central or Northern Plains states and the Prairie Provinces, the Upper Midwest, or on to just east of the
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to communicate directly with spotters and other chasers, allowing them to keep abreast of what they could not themselves see.
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and storm spotters so as to determine where the most active or dangerous weather was located. A number of chasers were also
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while driving is a chase hazard, especially on long trips back. This also is exacerbated by nocturnal darkness and by the
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has been adopted when available and can be especially useful for uploading HD video. A gradual uptick of those selecting
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As there is for storm chaser conduct, there is concern about chaser responsibility. Since some chasers are trained in
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accident when swerving to miss a rabbit in 1984. Other incidents included Jeff Wear driving home in East Texas from a
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Robertson, David (October 1999). "Beyond Twister: A Geography of Recreational Storm Chasing on the Southern Plains".
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Another fatality occurred in 2019 when Dale Sharpe, an Australian, struck a deer and subsequently became disabled on
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produced another surge in activity. Over the years the nature of chasing and the characteristics of chasers shifted.
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data. Many choose to mount weather stations atop their vehicles. Even professionally installed and scientific grade
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While chasing severe storms, a vehicle driven by Randall Yarnall for Kelley Williamson, who were contracting for
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in Iowa in 2009. A wrong-way driver resulted in a head-on collision that killed Andy Gabrielson who was on the
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information, as well as science as a whole by increasing the reliability of severe storm databases used in
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On 31 May 2013, an extreme event led to the first known chaser deaths inflicted directly by weather when
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for inter-vehicle communication. More commonly, many chasers are also ham radio operators and use the
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began a rapid growth phase. Prior to the mid to late 1980s most motion picture equipment consisted of
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The first coordinated storm chasing activity sponsored by institutions was undertaken as part of the
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Storm chasers are most active in the spring and early summer, particularly May and June, across the
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to study storms. His work pioneered modern storm spotting and made institutional chasing a reality.
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was a dominant early choice on Android devices but which discontinued development in August 2018.
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are often used to monitor spotter, sometimes public safety communications, and can double as
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were occasionally conducted in the Great Plains during the spring. The first of the seminal
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Olivier, Steve (2006). "Moral Dilemmas of Participation in Dangerous Leisure Activities".
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utilized both free and subscription based raw radar files, displaying the data in a true
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and thus most often happen earlier in the spring season or later during the fall season.
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Chile, sustained life-threatening injuries) when they stopped for downed power lines on
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Chasers also carry common travel articles and vehicle maintenance items, and sometimes
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chase in 2005, and Fabian Guerra swerving to miss a deer while driving to a chase on
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computer would begin to revolutionize storm chasing. Early on, some chasers carried
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increased in usage, with radar viewing applications frequently used. Particularly,
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In-field environmental data is still popular among some storm chasers, especially
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tornadoes are rain-wrapped. The "bear's cage" refers to the area under a rotating
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A growing number of experienced storm chasers advocate the adoption of a code of
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which could be shot with a minimal amount of resources was much greater than any
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were used by most chasers until their discontinuations in 2013. Chasers now use
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for the same and with forecast conversations occurring on both platforms, with
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2001 marked the next great technological leap for storm chasers as the first
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also used. The preferred atlases due to great detail in rural areas are the "
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on mobile devices as no comparably robust mapping software emerged although
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In 2004 two more storm chaser tools emerged. The first, WxWorx, was a new
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Clary, Mike (1983). "The Thrill of Confrontation… Chasing Tornadoes".
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and wireless cards may also be used to avoid committing a handset to
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layering abilities. Since 2006 a growing number of chasers are using
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It was not until the mid- to late 1980s that the evolution of the
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The first person to gain public recognition as a storm chaser was
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are strongly preferable to "donut" emergency replacement tires.
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television photographer Bill Merickel was shot and injured near
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and struck a vehicle driven by Corbin Lee Jaeger going west on
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and intercepting storms with optimal vantage points, and pure
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magazine, for conversing about and sharing images of storms.
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is the single biggest objective for most chasers, many chase
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show staff and instrument chasing tornadoes during the first
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chase vehicle showing air conditioning unit, compass, and
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the risk. Chasers ideally work to prevent the driver from
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in southwestern Minnesota and their vehicle was hit by a
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camera, and featured in the Discovery Channel series,
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access to some of the first university weather sites.
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workshops oriented toward operational meteorologists.
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of driving through precipitation and on slick roads.
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or operating as a hotspot. Some hotspots operate as
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The most common chaser communications device is the
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(1996). 311:tornado providing a foundation for tornado and 3916:NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory Field Projects 3849:Adventures in Tornado Alley: The Storm Chasers 2937:"Australian man killed in Harper County crash" 1275:had been around for years but was recorded on 1143:bands to communicate between vehicles or with 1085:based system utilizing a special receiver and 1074:-based package to combine GPS positioning and 3079:"Software Download Center – Weather Graphics" 2531: 2529: 1588:Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 973:", featured in the Discovery Channel series, 8: 401:Geographical, seasonal, and diurnal activity 3544:"Irresponsible Media Storm Chase Practices" 3169:"Boltek | Lightning Detection Systems" 2726:"Remembering Andy Gabrielson 3 Years Later" 2367: 2365: 2363: 603:In reality, the most significant hazard is 442:tornado activity, the Southern Plains, the 3815:"El Reno TED: Tornado Environment Display" 2601:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1262:data networks became fast enough to allow 1050:in 1996, which was followed by additional 648:(OU) undergraduate student, who died in a 62:from 1994 to 1995. 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London: Thames & Hudson. 2996:Livingston, Ian (12 May 2022). 2861:Flynn, Meagan (27 March 2019). 1507:, a 2007–2011 reality TV series 1221:Chasers heavily utilized still 268:(born 1938), who began chasing 3906:Storm Spotters Guides: Chasing 3741:Samenow, Jason (1 June 2013). 3630:Rich Thompson; Roger Edwards. 1665:"The Online Storm Chasing FAQ" 1167:most used for ongoing events, 869:, surface weather conditions, 66:, and the second southeast of 1: 3599:Rice, Doyle (26 March 2019). 2968:Hayes, Jana (30 April 2022). 2834:Masters, Jeff (2 June 2013). 2809:"Safety Lessons From El Reno" 1819:10.1080/00431672.1986.9927045 1780:10.1080/00431672.1993.9930229 1667:. Storm Track. 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Technol 1187:for sharing videos, and 1010:DeLorme Street Atlas USA 715:Farm to Market Road 2794 711:Farm to Market Road 1081 178:National Weather Service 3288:Waugh, Sean M. (2021). 2838:. Weather Underground. 2332:Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc 2259:Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc 1916:Doswell III, Charles A. 1629:Glossary of Meteorology 1476:, a 1996 film starring 1163:may also be used, with 910:The development of the 286:Oklahoma Highway Patrol 119:and delight in viewing 3900:The Meaning of Chasing 3846:; Eric Nguyen (2008). 2411:Svenold, Mark (2005). 2375:Storm Chasing Handbook 1690:Blass, Eileen (2008). 1554:NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1335:platforms is favored. 1159:. 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Index

Stormchaser
Storm chaser
Tornado Chasers (TV series)

National Severe Storms Laboratory
Norman, Oklahoma
VORTEX project
Graham, Texas
Shamrock, Texas

NSSL
mesonet
VORTEX project
severe weather
tornado
thunderstorms
cumulonimbus
cloud
hail
lightning
tropical cyclones
waterspouts
forecasting
thrill seeking
storm spotters
ground truth
climatology
National Weather Service
stringers
freelancers

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