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kestrel91316

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4. Nope. Ask any meteorologist. The reason we have early warnings

Reply to laundry_queen (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 3, 2013, 11:10 PM

Jun 2013

is because of fabulously accurate doppler radar and their understanding of very early tornado signatures.

Storm chasers may provide some scientific information IF they use those probe things (most don't, they just scream for video drama), but that info doesn't help with tornado prediction according to meteorologists.

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Kansas EMS leader says it�s time to ponder rules for storm chasers [View all] proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 OP

That's a somewhat ridiculous reaction laundry_queen Jun 2013 #1

I don't think ANYONE should be chasing tornadoes proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 #2

Storm chasers are the reason you have advance warnings laundry_queen Jun 2013 #3

Nope. Ask any meteorologist. The reason we have early warnings kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #4

Have you? I'd like to see a link to a meteorologist that says the field information hasn't been laundry_queen Jun 2013 #7

I don't have a link. Last year I heard a couple of meteorologists interviewed kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #9

Oh, well, "I heard" a whole bunch who say opposite. nt laundry_queen Jun 2013 #23

THose wall cloud observations can be made from far enough away that nobody has to scream or die. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #10

Incorrect. They still need trained observers on the ground. nt Demo_Chris Jun 2013 #19

We don't need to chase storms anymore. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 #20

Wrong laundry_queen Jun 2013 #22

luckily it's still a semi-free country snooper2 Jun 2013 #16

I doubt there was anything they could have done in that storm Warpy Jun 2013 #5

yeah that's logical... Takket Jun 2013 #6

Exactly - what a ridiculous premise, to suggest that storm chasers might be subject bullwinkle428 Jun 2013 #11

How does one become a 'professional' storm chaser? randome Jun 2013 #8

Grab a camera PD Turk Jun 2013 #12

That's what I thought. randome Jun 2013 #14

When I was a youngin' PD Turk Jun 2013 #15

I definitely did not mean to disparage ALL storm chasers. randome Jun 2013 #17

no worries PD Turk Jun 2013 #18

Not totally true laundry_queen Jun 2013 #21

I get it, but wrong reaction nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #13