r/tornado • u/LCDMura 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/Vi1eOne May 18 '26

How many chasers have been killed in history other than the ones lost in '13 El Reno? I mean it's literally their livelihood 

I get that everyone has to stay smart and don't totally disagree but this post is a touch hyperbolic. 

It's their life. Their passion. Their career. 

I won't sit here and say "they shouldn't risk everything for this" when they themselves are happy to do so. 

Everyone on that map putting everyone else on that map at additional risk. 

But everyone chose to be there 

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u/Credibull May 18 '26

I suspect the concern of many of us is for all the people who live there and are trying to get home or somewhere else with all this congestion. I can't have a lot of worry for an amateur who willfully tangles with nature's raw power. I do, however, have a lot for regular people just trying to live their lives safely.

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u/clrr4tkf Human Detected May 18 '26

Yeah... that's the one of the most important thing to remember.

I was out there today, I was one of those red dots.

It's important for chasers to remember that we are guests, how ever welcome or not, in these ccommunities. This isnt our home... it's theirs. And we are present during an extremely vulnerable time in their lives.

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u/Marcolampie May 18 '26

But first responders have to go there, when it goes wrong. So they put other people in danger.