Storm Chaser Journal

After an exhausting, but action-packed 48 hours with little or no sleep, I have departed Galveston in route to my hurricane chase base in Pensacola. It was about a six hour adventure (using a complex of back roads), to travel from Galveston to the LA border. The two extra gas cans I carried saved me [...]

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OK, I’ve been waiting to write this all chase season long…. so here goes…..
It seems that every year, more and more media and production crews are flocking to Tornado Alley to feast upon the thrills and dramatic video clips of storm chasers and tornado chasers — chasing violent weather.
Unfortunately, things have gotten out of hand. [...]

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May, 2008.

Storm Spotter Killed

Story Courtesy Of KOAM TV – JOPLIN MO
A storm spotter and volunteer firefighter from the Seneca, MO Rural Fire Protection District has died today as a result of injuries from Saturday’s EF4 tornado in western Newton County, MO. Tyler Casey was spotting at Highway 43 and Iris Road in western Newton County, [...]

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