Mike Bettis involved in Tornado, Car thrown..destroyed.

[78SA]

Originally Posted by Hoog

Be obtuse if you want, but Bettes has been on the ground working in this field for a long time.

And showed his stupidity yesterday. That's why he should stick with making shows instead of driving an unprotected suv into a tornado.

[C5SilverBullet]

Originally Posted by 78SA

And showed his stupidity yesterday. That's why he should stick with making shows instead of driving an unprotected suv into a tornado.

You chase them long enough, you're going to end up in the wrong spot eventually. It isn't like they're 100% predictable.

[Grey Ghost]

Originally Posted by wwomanC6

Damn Casper! That's terrifying. Is that your house or someone you know??? When did that one hit? Hope no one was killed!

January. It killed two people, injured a few. It was sometime around the noon hour. People were working in that factory. I just shot the photo of the one house. Hundreds more like it in the neighborhood. Debris in trees and everywhere. It was all south of me about 5-10 miles. It would have been far worse later in the day with people at home. The majority were at work and school. It was 10mph below classification for EF5.

[78SA]

Originally Posted by C5SilverBullet

You chase them long enough, you're going to end up in the wrong spot eventually. It isn't like they're 100% predictable.

Exactly.

[carlton_fritz]

Originally Posted by C5SilverBullet

You chase them long enough, you're going to end up in the wrong spot eventually. It isn't like they're 100% predictable.

This is why I would want to be in the TIV2 or the DominatorIII. Better yet, not be anywhere near tornadoes.

[Hoog]

Originally Posted by 78SA

Exactly.

[Mike Mercury]

Originally Posted by slewfoot

Advanced warning? Sheeeit! Bunch of dumbass's if you ask me. Advanced warning is one thing. Putting yourself in harms way on purpose is another.

Originally Posted by RED-85-Z51

there is a reason that Meteorologists and Weather centers..do what they can with Radar...but the Storm chasers and Tornado hunters Trump all of that. In many cases, the Tornado chasers call in Tornadoes..while someone is still in a building..looking at Radar..trying to decide if they need to call in a warning or not.

"spotting" and intentionally driving closer after the initial spotting... are two different things.

its a dangerous job...but someone has to do it.

but the level of danger is amplified by those wanting to take it further than what spotting requires. They can keep their distance - while viewing & determining the tornados ground path/direction. If they choose to get closer - it's an unnecessary risk.

[78SA]

Originally Posted by Mike Mercury

"spotting" and intentionally driving closer after the initial spotting... are two different things.



but the level of danger is amplified by those wanting to take it further than what spotting requires. They can keep their distance - while viewing & determining the tornados ground path/direction. If they choose to get closer - it's an unnecessary risk.

I wonder how close those tornado tours get.

[Millenium Vette]

Originally Posted by Hoog

Yeah, Bettes actually won an Emmy for a storm chasing series he did years ago. Timmer and Casey didn't invent storm chasing any more than the Teutuls invented choppers.

The difference is that the pros are chasing tornadoes and know what they are doing. Bettes is chasing stories and is not a pro at storm chasing.



PS: The Weather Channel used to be decent. Ever since NBC bought them they suck.

[boracayjohnny]

Originally Posted by ...Whitepower...

There's an irony joke around somewhere....

[...Whitepower...]

Originally Posted by Millenium Vette

PS: The Weather Channel used to be decent. Ever since NBC bought them they suck.

Qft.

[Mike Mercury]

Originally Posted by Millenium Vette

PS: The Weather Channel used to be decent. Ever since NBC bought them they suck.

I started DVR'ing a new show of theirs: "Forecasting the End". It was to be a series showing what it might be like if there were extreme weather... or a naturally occuring phenomenon.

for example: what if the huge volcano under Yellowstone were to erupt... interesting thought.

But after watching the very first eposide - they mentioned both

*global warming
and
*nuclear winter

I removed the show from my DVR list.

[C5Nate]

Originally Posted by Millenium Vette

PS: The Weather Channel used to be decent. Ever since NBC bought them they suck.

Remember when the Weather Channel showed forecasts 24x7?

Remember when MTV showed music videos 24x7?

Often, CHANGE is NOT good.

[LT4fun]

It looked like they were trying to get in front(south) of the tornado and ended up driving right into it. Why didn't they just stop their vehicle? It looked like they may have been going 70 mph when they were blown off the wet road. Simply driving off the road at that speed I would suspect would cause the same result.

Where are the pictures of the cars that they passed? Did all of them make it out ok simply because they may have actually stopped before driving into the tornado? This entire event looks like they could have avoided if they simply didn't try to "beat the tornado".

What's the purpose of beating the tornado anyway. Does the video suck if you are stuck on the north side of one?

[C5SilverBullet]

Originally Posted by LT4fun

It looked like they were trying to get in front(south) of the tornado and ended up driving right into it. Why didn't they just stop their vehicle? It looked like they may have been going 70 mph when they were blown off the wet road. Simply driving off the road at that speed I would suspect would cause the same result.

Where are the pictures of the cars that they passed? Did all of them make it out ok simply because they may have actually stopped before driving into the tornado? This entire event looks like they could have avoided if they simply didn't try to "beat the tornado".

What's the purpose of beating the tornado anyway. Does the video suck if you are stuck on the north side of one?

They were in the path of it, and were trying to get around it when it changed course. Tornadoes are highly unpredictable.

[Yamma]

Originally Posted by Craig

So he got his ass handed to him by some weather in hopes of becoming famous, and I've still never heard of him. Fail, I think. Tough way to make a living.

I don't think his goal is to become 'famous'. Just like any reporter, it's his job. Just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and got a little closer than anticipated.

[CP]

Originally Posted by RED-85-Z51

I tip my hat to these brave folks who put their lives on the line in the name of Advancing tornado information,

Mmmmmmm, no. They are doing it for the attention and the money paid for hot vids.

[LT4fun]

Originally Posted by C5SilverBullet

They were in the path of it, and were trying to get around it when it changed course. Tornadoes are highly unpredictable.

From the video I see, they drove into the path of it. Perhaps the tornado is larger than what I see, but going 70 mph or even 60 mph is actually helping the tornado to get you airborne if it's on your upcoming right side.

[C5Nate]

Originally Posted by Yamma

I don't think his goal is to become 'famous'. Just like any reporter, it's his job. Just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and got a little closer than anticipated.

Similar to a reporter in a war zone.


Some make it back home, others dont.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by C5Nate

Remember when MTV showed music videos 24x7?

Often, CHANGE is NOT good.