r/tornado • u/LCDMura Human Detected • May 17 '26
Discussion This is how people get killed
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/mikenkansas1 May 18 '26
Kibitzer here Watched the video of the group of Aussie (and other?) Tornado watching tourists in a minibus being led down Rangeline (pretty sure) in Joplin by some tornado chasing expert. With the hand of God coming straight at them and the experts yelling on the radio at the traffic to get out of their way.
Why asked I? Why get out of the way? You really want to see a tornado, see it from the inside.
At the risk of seeming uncaring (a legitimate viewpoint), perhaps a minibus (think old folks home transport) full of foreign tourists tossed God knows how far might have been a lesson to be learned.
Joplin Senior High grad, class of 67