
hurricanes are becoming stronger and wildfires are raging with increasing frequency and intensity. Tornado Alley is slowly shifting from the traditional regions of west Texas
towards the east and north. (Near Miami, Texas - May 1994).
internal struggle between self-preservation and a burning obsession to witness even more."
(East of Amarillo, Texas - June 2008).
safety and education of severe weather.> (Tucson, Arizona - July 1989)
The explorations were carried out over lonely highways where you were lucky to see another chaser on any given spring day. Unfortunately, this would all change as the once hidden concept
of storm chasing was exposed to millions via motion pictures, cable television shows and social media. Suddenly, the abandoned highways were filled with hundres of vehicles -- often clogging
roads and pursuing storms with dangerous, agressive behavior. In order to legitimize their antics, some chasers went as far as faking their genuine purposes for chasing. In May of 2013, the
world of storm chasing finally faced reality after four storm chasers were killed and a crew from The Weather Channel was struck by a massive
tornado near El Reno, Oklahoma. Despite
the sharp rise in chase-related deaths and injuries often caused by agressive chasing behavior, the majority of modern day chasers conduct
their adventures in a responsible manner."

Alley (Mobile, Alabama) and finally Lightning Alley (Tucson, Arizona). The exposure
to so many weather extremes peaked my interest in severe weather at a very
young age. "
(Tucson, Arizona - 2003)
diesel oil fills the air. When the rescuers depart, people turn to searching the piles of debris, seeking even the smallest token that might connect them to the past. It's often important that
the storm does take everything."
(Joplin, Missouri - EF5 tornado - May 2011)
and navigation while dodging everything from softball-sized hailstones to dust storms and slow moving farm equipment." (Near Attica, Kansas - May 29, 2004)
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