3 Storm Chasers Killed in Oklahoma Tornadoes

Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras and fellow storm chaser Carl Young died.

[WubzMegaplier]

Tim's poor wife lost her husband and son... rest in peace

[mitchelljohnleslie]

Tim Samaras 1957-2013

Paul Samaras 1988-2013

Carl Young 1968-2013

Richard Henderson 1977-2013

Never Forget Those Men Ever

[stormtrigger]

I can't believe its been almost 7 years since this happened...

Rest in peace twistex team :(

[icanhearcolors]

Wow, nearly 10 years... in only a few months from now, it will be 10 years since these men were violently taken from us. What's also even crazier, is the way it went down.

When Twistex (the storm chasing team where Tim, Paul, and Carl were in) Were headed East, to try and desperately get away from the tornado, and as they were trying, the tornado rapidly accelerated and picked the car up, and was tossed. Paul and Carl's bodies were found half a mile away, and Tim was in his seat, with seatbelt on. Now, what's particularly interesting about this, is that they were not struck by the actual tornado, but they were struck by one of the many smaller tornadoes. And even crazier, is that this wasn't some insignificant nobody cares about tornado, this tornado would go down in history as the largest and most terrifying tornado to ever happen on our planet. The El Reno tornado reached a max width from it's base of 2.6 miles across. And reached absolutely horrifying windspeeds inside the main funnel of 296 miles per hour, which were the second highest winds ever taken on our planet. It was a multi vortex tornado, meaning that there were multiple tornadoes that would circle around the main funnel. And just the multiple giant sub vortices reached 250 mph.

Can you imagine being violently thrown by one of those things...? It's terrifying...


Rest in Peace Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras, and Carl Young... Never forget.

[portal-xtxf]

That must be one of the most terrifying deaths. Whipped up 100s of feet with tremendous winds among dirt and rubble and then flung a couple of miles out onto the ground :|

[raethetwentyonepilotsgirl]

I actually can't believe this. They were probably some of the most careful stormchasers around. RIP.

[macib.]

What’s even more heartbreaking is he visited my school a couple weeks or months before he died to talk about his research and the storms

[carlahessaa]

I am dedicating this year's chase season to Tim, Paul, and Carl: their unfortunate deaths created a tsunami of sorrow, pain, and shock through the entire Chase Community. I hope everyone in the Chase Community carries on their work to help create faster warning times and educate the public about severe weather and what to do.
RIP Tim, Paul, and Carl: Thank you for your dedication and hard work. You will never be forgotten 😢

[Lenny_mah_boah]

RIP Tim Samaras and the Twistex Team

Tim Samaras - 1957-2013

Carl Young - 1968-2013

Paul Samaras - 1988-2013

[SusanDeSoto]

I cant believe this happened to Tim, Paul and Carl. They were not putting themselves into a tornado, they were putting probes in the path of tornado's. i realize this too is dangerous but he seemed to be all about the safety. It breaks my heart and I grieve for his family and friends. My grandpa was killed by an EF4 in OK after saving my mom and 8 others. He would still be here if there were people like Tim, Reed, and all those other out there who do it for the science. What a loss! : [

[alexdeghost]

Reed...my dude..I usually see him so happy and excited in a tornado video...seeing him like this, so sad...:(

[drakeg]

I know this was extremely sad.. but it still just absolutely amazes how the best storm chaser in the game died doing what he loved most by the biggest/deadliest tornado ever recorded in history.. to me that is completely LEGENDARY!!! R.I.P Tim Samara

[sindabuettner]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😵 Really sad because he was one of the safest chasers.

[Reece]

I was just watching videos on him chasing tornadoes and now I find out he is dead! RIP

[scorpioninpink]

They knew the risk and they risk their lives to help us gain more knowledge about these storms to better prepare in the future. They are real life heroes.

[CHAKiRAOFEARTH]

Tim Samaras was my favorite storm chaser, he was amazing! Carl & Paul too, I loved their work! RIP <3

[lyricmc]

I almost cried when I learned Tim and the group died. I followed Tim a lot in storm chasing.

[michaelshuey]

Tim and his crew were good people and ironically one of the most cautious storm chasers out there. God Bless him and his family and Carl and his family too

[nottheesko]

And THIS is why Storm Chasers on Discovery channel was cancelled. :(

[caleb.marquis]

RIP guys u died trying to save lives and that's what your job was to do u will be remembered