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05/11/2016 01:46:35 PM · #1 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
...as you noticed, there are a LOT of people that do it these days. Traffic jams are not unheard of :-) |
Indeed, it seems to get more popular as time goes by, most likely fed by the boom in on-line video sharing.
Notice that the chasers were actually doing just that, they were coming in from behind, catching up to a point, then stopping and waiting for it to move away. Though a tornado can shift direction, it does follow the cell, which is typically moving at speeds from 25mph to 50mph in a predictable direction. So the tornado can't really reverse course in the long term. That said, those guys were getting a lot closer than I'd ever want to be, back side or not.
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05/11/2016 01:27:44 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by tanguera:
Very interesting. I thought they traveled around a lot, zig zagged, changed directions. That one looked almost anchored to one place, then moved very slowly.
And there seemed to be a whole parade of chasers... |
Tornado behavior is very erratic. They do, in fact, sometimes park themselves for a bit, and they do have it in them to change direction on a whim. That's why storm chasing is so dangerous, of course. But, as you noticed, there are a LOT of people that do it these days. Traffic jams are not unheard of :-) |
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05/11/2016 11:30:43 AM · #3 |
"I'm out of gas"????????????????
Not the words you want to hear when chasing tornadoes...
Very interesting. I thought they traveled around a lot, zig zagged, changed directions. That one looked almost anchored to one place, then moved very slowly.
And there seemed to be a whole parade of chasers... |
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05/11/2016 11:10:03 AM · #4 |
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05/11/2016 10:13:16 AM · #5 |
God help us!
For special effects it's an Oscar; I wish it was only that.
The sky poured lava |
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05/11/2016 07:21:24 AM · #6 |
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05/10/2016 08:05:38 PM · #7 |
| Wow. Nature is just incredible. Terrifying power. |
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05/10/2016 06:46:03 PM · #8 |
I hooked up with this via  Hahn23's Facebook page. Incredible, just incredible.
Up close and personal; the thrill of the storm chase... |
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