Live Stream from Hurricane Helene ground zero as eyewall approaches

[rollin74]

https://m.

&pp=ygULcmVlZCB0aW1tZXI%3D

[Cha]

1. TY

[LeftInTX]

2. They're acting like it's a tornado..."Here it comes!"

I half expect them to shout, "Tornado on the ground".

[ornotna]

3. They're out playing in it

Idiots.

It's all fun and games till somebody's carport lands on you.

[LeftInTX]

4. They're professional storm chasers.

Still I don't think they're in the eye.

[ornotna]

5. I don't think

That flying carport will care if they're professionals.

[Jeebo]

8. They're thrill-seekers.

I bet they like to go bungee-jumping and sky-diving too.

-- Ron

[LeftInTX]

6. According to Weather Underground radar, the eyewall is just gracing the shore right now.

But it's in a weird place. I hope it's making landfall, but any jog to the west could delay landfall by at least an hour or so.

[Jeebo]

7. There doesn't seem to be much traffic.

I wonder why?

-- Ron

[rollin74]

9. They are in the eye now

in Perry, FL

[LeftInTX]

10. Yes, it's made landfall....

Hurricane Helene will slowly meet its demise. Unfortunately, the storm is gonna merge with a low over Georgia. (Kinda like Sandy merged with a Nor'easter??)

[LeftInTX]

11. The chasers are calling it a night. Heading into their motel room with no electricity in Perry, FL

The hurricane has made landfall and the action slowed down in Perry.

[LeftInTX]

12. Well, the chasers are trying to get up to I-10. But there are lots of down trees in their path..LOL

So, they are pulling them out of the road or simply driving on or around them in this thing:




The storm is long gone from the area and is well into Georgia. Pretty sure Tallahassee was spared.

[Dem2theMax]

13. Looks like many pieces of debris already attached itself to that vehicle.

[LeftInTX]

14. They're basically tornado chasers. The vehicle is built to withstand tornadoes.

Most people are familiar with Reed's tornado videos.

Reed Timmer (born March 17, 1980) is an American meteorologist and storm chaser. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he took an interest in science, including weather, at a young age, before experiencing severe weather, including a hailstorm at age 13. After presenting weather forecasts at his high school, he began studying meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, completing his PhD in 2015.

During his storm chasing career, Timmer filmed his first tornado in 1998 in Oklahoma before taking part in numerous chases of tornadoes. Timmer then observed the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado, a year after his first tornado filmed, the 2011 Philadelphia, Mississippi and Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornadoes, which were included in the 2011 Super Outbreak, and the 2013 El Reno tornado, an EF3 tornado which he was injured in. In 2022, he chased and filmed the eyewall of Category 5 Hurricane Ian.

Timmer is known for starring in the Discovery Channel reality television series Storm Chasers, as well as in the documentary film Tornado Glory and in the television series Tornado Chasers. He later appeared as a guest star in Jay Leno's Garage in an episode, and Storm Rising as himself with Mike Theiss, another storm chaser.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_Timmer

[Dem2theMax]

15. Thanks for the information.

I have watched more than one storm chaser, but I've never seen any of them in a vehicle that looked like this. Glad to see someone thought of surrounding themselves with a bit more protection. But I still think they're all crazy!

I'd be hiding in the basement!