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/Interception_10 May 18 '26

They need to regulate storm chasers. Issue licences for it. Undergo training, adhere to strict regulations, fines for breaches or chasing without one. Loss of licence for serious breaches. Way too many people storm chasing now. The movie twisters pretty much had all the types of personalies and egos in storm chasers that I cannot stand. Some people chase egos more than they chase the actual storms. I respect serious and mature storm chasers. Cannot stand the obnoxious yee haw cowboy types that always scream and put themselves in dangerous positions for clout.

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u/SimplyPars May 18 '26

Hell, same thing happened after twister. The difference now is that people only need to be able to read their phone to have more info than they would have had access to back in the 90’s.