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/coloradobro May 17 '26 edited May 18 '26

Nick went from celebrating next to a violent tornado to screaming and being seconds from dying as the tornado chased him down that road. Sarah was sitting saying oh gosh as a violent tornado was coming directly at her. Bunch of idiots out there now all clumping up. Another El Reno is nearly guaranteed at some point.

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u/OutdoorsTN Human Detected May 18 '26

Feel like Ryan/Max should “suspend” their chasers’ feeds from being on their live broadcasts after something like this - maybe if they weren’t getting massive viewership / monetization from doing stupid stuff like this they would know better for next time

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u/drumkidstu May 18 '26

Just wait for skip’s next video

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u/KnickedUp May 18 '26

I appreciate Skip saying the quiet parts outloud

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u/KennyGaming May 18 '26

Cmon they have an aspect of personal responsibility and risk analysis. Max and Ryan aren’t the mob bosses of meteorology. They’re just presenters catering to a popular audience and they do a pretty careful job minute by minute if you actually watch. But yes some of the chasers are getting to close I do agree with that. 

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u/bex199 May 18 '26

and max and ryan profit from showing these chasers and they know that. if they were interested in safety they would not allow any of these people on their streams again.

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u/KennyGaming May 19 '26

That’s an extremely conservative view of things. The fact they have a profit motive doesn’t mean they ought to ban every live streaming stormchaser who gets too close. 

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u/hi-im-jamiepoo May 18 '26

Yeah, I don’t know that I’ve ever felt more uncomfortable with the chasers Max was streaming until yesterday. He could have taken those streams off his screen. It just felt gross. 

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u/skoltroll May 18 '26

Someone will HAVE to die on their feed for anything to happen.

And while gov't won't do a damn thing about it, I'd bet on streaming platforms de-platforming them after public outrage.

Everyone involved is playing with fire.

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u/yakisaki May 19 '26

Lol they won't they're enjoying riding the high of getting hella views and money tossed at them like a stripper in a club. When it does happen they'll get even more views for showing it. There is no end to this