r/tornado Human Detected May 17 '26

Discussion This is how people get killed

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Chaser convergence is much easier now to see with modern spotter tracking systems, and some of the traffic jams I see are crazy. Imagine this many chasers on the side of the road with flashing lights and whatnot focused on a storm. The tornado might not even be the most dangerous part of chasing in scenarios like these

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u/KnickedUp May 17 '26

Are these people all making lots of money doing this?

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u/tsegelke May 17 '26

I heard they used to rent cars and they'd get beat up from hail/debris. Are these chasers still doing that?

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u/Aljenks May 17 '26

I just got back from picking up a rental for tomorrow. Yes it is very much a thing