Will a storm chaser or reporter be killed in action in 2006?

#1 Postby **dhweather** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:26 pm

Will a storm chaser or reporter be killed in action in 2006?

Not trying to be grim here, but realistic. Storm chasers are getting braver
and increasing in numbers. Reporters are as well. You won't see one
of the guys from the NHC doing what they do.

#2 Postby **brunota2003** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:29 pm

No, not in '06...here soon though? yes it is bound to happen, probably very soon in fact...

#3 Postby **Hybridstorm_November2001** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:06 pm

I sure hope not, but sadly I feel it will happen sooner than later.

Extremeweatherguy · #4 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:44 pm

since they managed to escape death in 04' and 05'...I have a feeling they will escape in 06' too.

ROCK · #5 Postby **ROCK** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:28 pm

Extremeweatherguy wrote:since they managed to escape death in 04' and 05'...I have a feeling they will escape in 06' too.

agreed....

Terrell · #6 Postby **Terrell** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:26 pm

I hope not, same for reporters. I've watched much coverage of landfalling hurricanes and I always thought I hope I don't see this reporter hit and killed by a piece of flying debris on live TV.

YouTube · #7 Postby **hurricanetrack** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:27 am

It is going to be something trivial like a snake bite or gator chomp. Most of us generally know what to expect and how to avoid the obvious hazards. Like firefighters or cops or those in the military, we have experience as a guide. However, like those professions, injury and death are issues to contend with.

You know- there are probably thousands of tornado chasers on the Plains each season. I always wonder how many get in a wreck driving 100 mph to catch up to a supercell. We will never have to do that during a hurricane mission. But- during something like Katrina part-one when there were a lot of people around, it was dangerous for Watkins and I to drive.

I think the amount of new chasers this season will jump hugely. Many of them have no idea what they're in for. Just the fatigue alone is enough to drive one mad. Never mind the effects of a major hurricane. It is not as "easy" as it looks on TV or our DVD.

#8 Postby **Steve** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:40 am

Somebody's gonna pay in 2006.

Steve

#9 Postby **dhweather** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:48 am

Steve wrote:Somebody's gonna pay in 2006.

Steve

ROTFL

Well, I did tornado chasing for about eight years, and I don't worry too
much about those true professionals in the business, they understand
and respect severe weather.

Reporters, on the other hand, are not the sharpest knives in the drawer.

John Zirella and Anderson Cooper at Dennis' landfall involved
Anderson in the total "shock and awe" of the storm, and Zirella in the
"hey Anderson, there's metal flying towards us, get back". I like
Andersoon a lot, he's a great reporter, but one novice mistake
will get one of them killed one day.

#10 Postby **Steve** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:07 am

>>I like Andersoon a lot, he's a great reporter, but one novice mistake
will get one of them killed one day.

I admit to cheering for the hotel or gas station sign. /sorry

:bday:

Steve

#11 Postby **dhweather** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:18 am

It was a funny moment on TV. It was a Ramada Inn sign.

I just noticed - you're back in Metairie?

#12 Postby **Steve** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:20 pm

Yeah. I'm in a camper on my front lawn underneath my giant pecan tree that didn't fall on my house (though it's leaning). I'm not really sure why FEMA set up the camper under the pecan tree since those limbs fall year round, but I gave up trying to figure out exactly what it is that they do. (?) My kids are living with my mother-in-law in SW NY State and the wife is moving up there tomorrow. I figured I'd stick around here for a while since I've got the healthcare coverage and my job. Most of Metairie was spared with the exception of right along the lake (no one was there to man the pumps) and in my part of Old Metairie which took water down US 61 from New Orleans. It stopped about 3 blocks past my house, but we still got 4-6' of water in the neighborhood and 22" in the house. Ordinarilly that wouldn't be a big deal, but the water sat for 11-13 days. And it wasn't clean river water - it was sewage, canal water, floodwaters, household and garden chemicals and such. You back in Diamondhead? I heard you guys got hit pretty hard on the south side of the I-10, but that the north side was more or less spared the flooding.

Steve

#13 Postby **Ivanhater** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:36 pm

Steve wrote:>>I like Andersoon a lot, he's a great reporter, but one novice mistake
will get one of them killed one day.

I admit to cheering for the hotel or gas station sign. /sorry

Steve

#14 Postby **dhweather** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:41 pm

Oh yeah, we were lightly damaged - roof, lots of trees/wind damage.
South of I-10 is gone, it's still unbelieveable. Actually, some 600 houses
north of I-10 flooded - up to 14 feet - in Diamondhead. It's still surreal.

jax · #15 Postby **jax** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:30 pm

Scorpion · #16 Postby **Scorpion** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:26 pm

Hope its not me

. I am planning to chase one this year, should one come to Florida.

tornadochaser1986 · #17 Postby **tornadochaser1986** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:55 am

No at least professionals wont they know enough stuff to be on the safe side