you know I’ve been doing this for 20 years I enjoy the hell up I really do
years I enjoy the hell up I really do
years I enjoy the hell up I really do out here watching the great clowns the
out here watching the great clowns the
out here watching the great clowns the great storms you never know exactly what
great storms you never know exactly what
great storms you never know exactly what you’re going to find you need to get
you’re going to find you need to get
you’re going to find you need to get below ground if you possibly can you
below ground if you possibly can you
below ground if you possibly can you know if it’s on top of you you can’t
know if it’s on top of you you can’t
know if it’s on top of you you can’t outrun it don’t we got a very large wall
outrun it don’t we got a very large wall
outrun it don’t we got a very large wall cloud forming in this before anything is
cloud forming in this before anything is
cloud forming in this before anything is fitting it getting faster and faster and
fitting it getting faster and faster and
fitting it getting faster and faster and faster Gary back to you it’s looking
faster Gary back to you it’s looking
faster Gary back to you it’s looking that way not that you think it I got all
that way not that you think it I got all
that way not that you think it I got all I could see was this giant wall of cloud
I could see was this giant wall of cloud
I could see was this giant wall of cloud to the ground I’ve never seen a tornado
to the ground I’ve never seen a tornado
to the ground I’ve never seen a tornado do what this woman had done the tornado
do what this woman had done the tornado
do what this woman had done the tornado which had been moving to the southeast
which had been moving to the southeast
which had been moving to the southeast suddenly made a turn to the left all of
suddenly made a turn to the left all of
suddenly made a turn to the left all of a sudden it was over them and it was
a sudden it was over them and it was
a sudden it was over them and it was around
tim was a genius great concept to try to
tim was a genius great concept to try to get a pod that would survive a tornado
get a pod that would survive a tornado
get a pod that would survive a tornado that was his passion is to make
that was his passion is to make
that was his passion is to make something survive a tornado and get
something survive a tornado and get
something survive a tornado and get great data and therefore understand what
great data and therefore understand what
great data and therefore understand what the air is doing what the pressure is
the air is doing what the pressure is
the air is doing what the pressure is doing right there near the ground where
doing right there near the ground where
doing right there near the ground where people live once we understand all that
people live once we understand all that
people live once we understand all that the models will be better and the
the models will be better and the
the models will be better and the warnings will be better and I think more
warnings will be better and I think more
warnings will be better and I think more lives be saved I was shooting with Tim
lives be saved I was shooting with Tim
lives be saved I was shooting with Tim Paul and cars in smaller less twelve
Paul and cars in smaller less twelve
Paul and cars in smaller less twelve years I don’t know how many times I
years I don’t know how many times I
years I don’t know how many times I circled around the globe with them
circled around the globe with them
circled around the globe with them squeeze them and cause sometimes I
squeeze them and cause sometimes I
squeeze them and cause sometimes I wondered how a single man could be so
wondered how a single man could be so
wondered how a single man could be so creative he was not only planning but he
creative he was not only planning but he
creative he was not only planning but he was doing Tim would have never risked
was doing Tim would have never risked
was doing Tim would have never risked anything for his son never ever
anything for his son never ever
anything for his son never ever Paul had this qualities as a
Paul had this qualities as a
Paul had this qualities as a videographer and suddenly this
videographer and suddenly this
videographer and suddenly this father-and-son couple they became really
father-and-son couple they became really
father-and-son couple they became really a great team and for Tim it was just a a
a great team and for Tim it was just a a
a great team and for Tim it was just a a perfect match
perfect match
perfect match yeah rotating your ring around I believe
yeah rotating your ring around I believe
yeah rotating your ring around I believe it’s right in there but it’s going to be
it’s right in there but it’s going to be
it’s right in there but it’s going to be rain Rapids most dangerous tornado
rain Rapids most dangerous tornado
rain Rapids most dangerous tornado you’re gonna have because you can’t see
you’re gonna have because you can’t see
you’re gonna have because you can’t see shake these reports it’s a gigantic
shake these reports it’s a gigantic
shake these reports it’s a gigantic tornado at least a mile wide we were
tornado at least a mile wide we were
tornado at least a mile wide we were seriously concerned we were on the air
seriously concerned we were on the air
seriously concerned we were on the air well ahead of time even for the watch
well ahead of time even for the watch
well ahead of time even for the watch was issued saying look there’s going to
was issued saying look there’s going to
was issued saying look there’s going to be tornadoes in Central Oklahoma make
be tornadoes in Central Oklahoma make
be tornadoes in Central Oklahoma make your plans now do it now
your plans now do it now
your plans now do it now who would have expected that a tornado
who would have expected that a tornado
who would have expected that a tornado to do three things at once widen out and
to do three things at once widen out and
to do three things at once widen out and turn and accelerate when they came back
turn and accelerate when they came back
turn and accelerate when they came back says two point six miles wide I think it
says two point six miles wide I think it
says two point six miles wide I think it was surprised most everyone
tim was actually a pretty laid-back guy
tim was actually a pretty laid-back guy most of the time very easygoing
most of the time very easygoing
most of the time very easygoing but when we were out in the field there
but when we were out in the field there
but when we were out in the field there was an intensity then there has to be
was an intensity then there has to be
was an intensity then there has to be right there leading storm edge there is
right there leading storm edge there is
right there leading storm edge there is now severe warned he wanted to
now severe warned he wanted to
now severe warned he wanted to contribute to the tornado science and it
contribute to the tornado science and it
contribute to the tornado science and it just kept him going he was continually
just kept him going he was continually
just kept him going he was continually trying to improve his and city
trying to improve his and city
trying to improve his and city measurements go back down the road a
measurements go back down the road a
measurements go back down the road a little bit
tornadoes move unpredictably and you
tornadoes move unpredictably and you don’t know exactly where they’re going
don’t know exactly where they’re going
don’t know exactly where they’re going to go the closer you can get to the
to go the closer you can get to the
to go the closer you can get to the tornado before you deploy your
tornado before you deploy your
tornado before you deploy your instrument obviously the better chance
instrument obviously the better chance
instrument obviously the better chance you have of success and that’s what he
you have of success and that’s what he
you have of success and that’s what he did and he was very good at it he also
did and he was very good at it he also
did and he was very good at it he also put video cameras inside and so you
put video cameras inside and so you
put video cameras inside and so you could actually see this fantastic video
could actually see this fantastic video
could actually see this fantastic video the inside of a tornado so I knew there
the inside of a tornado so I knew there
the inside of a tornado so I knew there was something special about him
was something special about him
was something special about him if you were to say which is the safest
if you were to say which is the safest
if you were to say which is the safest chaser that you know I would say Tim
chaser that you know I would say Tim
chaser that you know I would say Tim Samaras is the safest chaser I saw him
Samaras is the safest chaser I saw him
Samaras is the safest chaser I saw him out there and he knew when to back off
out there and he knew when to back off
out there and he knew when to back off so the fact that this happened on May
so the fact that this happened on May
so the fact that this happened on May 31st where he was caught in the path is
31st where he was caught in the path is
31st where he was caught in the path is surreal to me this is the person that I
surreal to me this is the person that I
surreal to me this is the person that I would last expect to be caught in the
would last expect to be caught in the
would last expect to be caught in the tornado one of our teammates Matt Grich
tornado one of our teammates Matt Grich
tornado one of our teammates Matt Grich called us saying that he was seeing
called us saying that he was seeing
called us saying that he was seeing rumors flying around that Tim Karl and
rumors flying around that Tim Karl and
rumors flying around that Tim Karl and Paul had been killed and then he
Paul had been killed and then he
Paul had been killed and then he actually had gotten some kind of message
actually had gotten some kind of message
actually had gotten some kind of message from Tim son Matt telling him that they
from Tim son Matt telling him that they
from Tim son Matt telling him that they had been killed in the El Reno tornado
had been killed in the El Reno tornado
had been killed in the El Reno tornado this thing is unique it is meaning it’s
this thing is unique it is meaning it’s
this thing is unique it is meaning it’s rotating and it looks like to me it’s
rotating and it looks like to me it’s
rotating and it looks like to me it’s just a matter of time because the
just a matter of time because the
just a matter of time because the rotation is getting stronger and
rotation is getting stronger and
rotation is getting stronger and stronger gary policies savour disease
stronger gary policies savour disease
stronger gary policies savour disease that were themselves as big as an
that were themselves as big as an
that were themselves as big as an ordinary tornado and they were wrapping
ordinary tornado and they were wrapping
ordinary tornado and they were wrapping around like a merry-go-round around a
around like a merry-go-round around a
around like a merry-go-round around a common center and if you’re watching
common center and if you’re watching
common center and if you’re watching these tornadoes right here if one forms
these tornadoes right here if one forms
these tornadoes right here if one forms your left you’re history
your left you’re history
your left you’re history you can’t get away from it when a
you can’t get away from it when a
you can’t get away from it when a tornado gets rain-wrapped you just see
tornado gets rain-wrapped you just see
tornado gets rain-wrapped you just see rain curtains and usually the tornadoes
rain curtains and usually the tornadoes
rain curtains and usually the tornadoes in that rain somewhere but the El Reno
in that rain somewhere but the El Reno
in that rain somewhere but the El Reno tornado the whole area of rain was the
tornado the whole area of rain was the
tornado the whole area of rain was the tornado you might be standing there not
tornado you might be standing there not
tornado you might be standing there not knowing that you’re very very close to a
knowing that you’re very very close to a
knowing that you’re very very close to a tornado you might not have enough time
tornado you might not have enough time
tornado you might not have enough time to get away once that storm forms it
to get away once that storm forms it
to get away once that storm forms it becomes very obvious very quickly that’s
becomes very obvious very quickly that’s
becomes very obvious very quickly that’s going to be a major supercell and that’s
going to be a major supercell and that’s
going to be a major supercell and that’s when it it ceases to be fun it’s before
when it it ceases to be fun it’s before
when it it ceases to be fun it’s before it is fun because you’re mother nature
it is fun because you’re mother nature
it is fun because you’re mother nature you just wrestle all over the place but
you just wrestle all over the place but
you just wrestle all over the place but once the storm starts going up for me
once the storm starts going up for me
once the storm starts going up for me it’s not fun it’s not exciting to me
it’s not fun it’s not exciting to me
it’s not fun it’s not exciting to me because I know people are going to die
because I know people are going to die
because I know people are going to die because not everyone gets the message
because not everyone gets the message
because not everyone gets the message and sometimes tornadoes didn’t expected
and sometimes tornadoes didn’t expected
and sometimes tornadoes didn’t expected things I was absolutely shocked
things I was absolutely shocked
things I was absolutely shocked absolutely and actually I can’t believe
absolutely and actually I can’t believe
absolutely and actually I can’t believe it until now I mean I always think it
it until now I mean I always think it
it until now I mean I always think it can’t be true it must be I don’t know
can’t be true it must be I don’t know
can’t be true it must be I don’t know what about stone
what about stone
what about stone I mean I could I really couldn’t
I mean I could I really couldn’t
I mean I could I really couldn’t understand life is not like before
understand life is not like before
understand life is not like before anymore and all that fun times I mean
anymore and all that fun times I mean
anymore and all that fun times I mean it’s like storm-chasing for me
it’s like storm-chasing for me
it’s like storm-chasing for me completely changed completely
by the time I’m old and retired I’m
by the time I’m old and retired I’m hoping to contribute enough that that
hoping to contribute enough that that
hoping to contribute enough that that that people can take this piece and run
that people can take this piece and run
that people can take this piece and run with it than others
with it than others
with it than others younger people such as the college
younger people such as the college
younger people such as the college students that are participating on this
students that are participating on this
students that are participating on this can take off and then finish out the
can take off and then finish out the
can take off and then finish out the mission when I’m long gone
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