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randome

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17. I definitely did not mean to disparage ALL storm chasers.

Reply to PD Turk (Reply #15)

Tue Jun 4, 2013, 12:20 PM

Jun 2013

Hope I didn't come across as insulting.

And, yes, it was the movie Twister that made it seem like a 'glamorous' activity.

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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