Stormchaser - Project Storm Chase Truck Build

[8.1HD/ALLISON]

Badass...... Need a copilot? That would be a blast!

[Danthaman69]

This is just one awesome build to watch!!!

[SlavO]

I love it.....

[StormChaser]

Thanks guys! Everything is a little delayed because of Christmas, but should still have a good amount installed before I head back to school. Traction bars and Lights should be in early next week!

[StormChaser]

Although this chaser acted extremely unprofessional, this video is a great example of why I'm building the truck the way I am. My hope is that with the Rhino liner, hail guards, and bumpers, I will be able to withstand any debris like this without sustaining chase ending damage. The winds in the video are actually RFD, Rear Flank Downdraft, winds that wrap around the tornado. Had they been in the tornado, they would have most likely been tossed like a rag doll. This tornado is the same one that killed the most highly respected storm chasers, Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras, and Carl Young, and blew Weather Channel's Mike Bettes's chasing vehicle 200 yards off the road. Chasers were trapped by the storm because it made a hard southern turn toward them. I'll also link a second page that gives better insight to what happen, and mentions that their car was not capable of escaping the winds and mud, which is most likely what caused their demise. I was chasing this same storm with the Virginia Tech Storm Chasing group, but when it got bad and unsafe, we decided to ditch and head south toward a different storm. This decision may have saved our lives.

 

Unprofessional Chaser Actions

 

 

 

Insightful El Reno Tornado

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/how-did-storm-chaser-tim-samaras-one-of-the-safest-most-cautious-chaser-get-killed-in-a-tornado

[02suburbanZ71]

Although this chaser acted extremely unprofessional, this video is a great example of why I'm building the truck the way I am. My hope is that with the Rhino liner, hail guards, and bumpers, I will be able to withstand any debris like this without sustaining chase ending damage. The winds in the video are actually RFD, Rear Flank Downdraft, winds that wrap around the tornado. Had they been in the tornado, they would have most likely been tossed like a rag doll. This tornado is the same one that killed the most highly respected storm chasers, Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras, and Carl Young, and blew Weather Channel's Mike Bettes's chasing vehicle 200 yards off the road. Chasers were trapped by the storm because it made a hard southern turn toward them. I'll also link a second page that gives better insight to what happen, and mentions that their car was not capable of escaping the winds and mud, which is most likely what caused their demise. I was chasing this same storm with the Virginia Tech Storm Chasing group, but when it got bad and unsafe, we decided to ditch and head south toward a different storm. This decision may have saved our lives.

 

Unprofessional Chaser Actions

 

 

 

Insightful El Reno Tornado

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/how-did-storm-chaser-tim-samaras-one-of-the-safest-most-cautious-chaser-get-killed-in-a-tornado

They were driving a yukon XL or suburban. I was watching TWC while it was going on

[StormChaser]

Who are the "they" you're referring to? Brandon Sullivan in the Video, or Tim Samaras and Crew who died?

[02suburbanZ71]

Tim samaras

[StormChaser]

He has a Sierra Denali 2500, but it was west of the storm at the time, being used for lightning research. They were driving a Chevy Cobalt at their time of death

Tim samaras

He has a Sierra Denali 2500, but it was west of the storm at the time, being used for lightning research. They were driving a Chevy Cobalt at their time of death

[02suburbanZ71]

He has a Sierra Denali 2500, but it was west of the storm at the time, being used for lightning research. They were driving a Chevy Cobalt at their time of death

 

He has a Sierra Denali 2500, but it was west of the storm at the time, being used for lightning research. They were driving a Chevy Cobalt at their time of death

I must be thinking of someone else because i was watching twc and they showed one of their suburbans flipped and totaled

[StormChaser]

I must be thinking of someone else because i was watching twc and they showed one of their suburbans flipped and totaled

That was Mike Bettes With The Weather Channel, he walked away with minor scratched and bruises, but one of their members had a broken neck

 

[02suburbanZ71]

^^ yes now that i recall it was mike. Dont see too much of greg forbes or jim cantore anymore during live broadcasting.

[StormChaser]

Cantore is more Hurricanes

[02suburbanZ71]

He still did a lot of breaking news and such. Now all twc is, just tv shows, i dont like the way they are going they should have 24/7 weather not just tv programs

[StormChaser]

I agree. I can't stand that. Some of the TV shows are alright but most are crap. They still have a few shows like AMHQ that are good, and need to go back toward that style