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May 21, 2013—Two days before a tornado—with winds clocked at 190 miles per hour—tore through suburban Oklahoma City on May 20, National Geographic explorer and storm researcher Tim Samaras captured this video of a tornado forming in south-central Kansas.

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[RANima]

Tim died doing what he loved doing.
I salute and respect you, Tim.
You taught me to respect and fear tornadoes.
So I say, thank you.
And rip.

[rickrude]

Never seen a tornado, I  hope I never do. Videos are enough for me!

[osiawideman]

exactly, without these storm chasers, alot of our community would have had more casualties, these guys don't get enough credit

[mstalcup]

Sadly, Tim Samaras, his son Paul, and Carl Young, all in the same car, were killed 13 days after this video was recorded in a historically violent EF-5 tornado in El Reno, OK. It was the widest recorded tornado in history. Correction: This tornado earned an EF-3 rating because it was a rural area and there were no structures in the path strong enough to have estimated the maximum wind speeds with confidence.

[thisjustin]

RIP Tim Samaras. Thank you for your brave dedication to improving the science of weather and increasing the warning time before a tornado.

[BerlinJason]

They are dead now. Mr. Samaras and Mr. Young were killed by a tornado in El Reno. Their last words:"We're going to die, we're going to die."

[poppabear]

RIP Tim. I know you can’t read this, but I want to say a huge THANK YOU for sharing your life, your knowledge and your expertise with all of us who love and are fascinated by the weather.
When I think of the all-time greatest storm chasers in history, Tim, Reed and Hank come to mind. You’ll always be a legend to me. You were the Steve Irwin of storm chasing and many of us will never forget you.
May you be in the big sky, enjoying seeing tornadoes form from the top down

[masonlutes]

"Watch these crazy people do something dumb and dangerous." Nah I'd say these are the people who will discover great information for all humanity.

[AdalynnCaelgirien]

Nature is so beautiful and dangerous at the same time. <3

[ThreeNill]

Damn.. this was posted just 10 days before they died.

[lkgfjdu]

The guy died doing what he loved...he was amazing.

[toddshelters]

Tim and the team did a great job getting this video captured. Amazing how the wind sounds pick up before the funnel touches the ground.

[leananshae]

Even the best in their field can get too close sometimes. And when it comes to chasing tornadoes, one time too close is one time too many. We're going to miss you Tim, Paul and Carl. Happy hunting.

[speirs]

It's terrifying to think you are watching the birth of a tornado from a distance not knowing one is also forming above you.

[byeongariseonho]

posted 10 days before he died... RIP Tim Samaras

[gamingcrazy]

It's so amazing the way a tornado forms!

[tobzter]

RIP Tim, Twistex was so much better than Reed and company. You were in it for the science, not the money. That is why I followed you and respected the hell out of your work.

[bferrell]

Samaras was an amazing scientist, self-taught, and one who gave his life to help learn more about tornados.

[blackhawkplayz]

I live in we never see these so to me it's interesting

[thetallweatherman]

He is my ultimate hero in tornado science.