Storm chaser Tim Samaras (right), his son Paul Samaras (left), and his longtime chase partner Carl Young (center left) were killed on Friday when an EF-3 tornado ripped through El Reno, Oklahoma. The three are pictured withfellow storm chaser Tony Laubach who confirmed their deaths on Sunday. Tony Laubach/Handout via Reuters Storm chaser Tim Samaras (right), his son Paul Samaras (left), and his longtime chase partner Carl Young (center
cheap p90x left) were killed on Friday when an EF-3 tornado ripped through El Reno, Oklahoma. The three are pictured withfellow storm chaser Tony Laubach who confirmed their deaths on Sunday. Three storm chasers were among the nine killed in the deadly EF-3 tornado that ripped through El Reno, Okla., on Friday.Colorado storm chaser Tim Samaras, 55, his son Paul Samaras, 24, and his longtime chase partner Carl Young, 45, were killed, Tim Samaras' brother confirmed in a statement posted to Facebook on Sunday."It truly is sad that we lost my great brother Tim and his great son, Paul. Our hearts also go out to the Carl Young family as well as they are felling the same feelings we are today. They all unfortunately passed away but doing what they LOVED. Chasing tornados," Jim Samaras wrote.CHARLIE NEIBERGALL/ASSOCIATED PRESS Tim Samaras, seen here in 2006,was known for his
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cheap insanity workout native.Samaras also founded TWISTEX, the Tactical Weather Instrumented Sampling in Tornadoes Experiment, to better understand tornado formation and increase warning time, according to its website.TWISTEX's page boasts Samaras holding "the world record for measuring the lowest barometric pressure drop (100 millibars) inside of a tornado that destroyed the town of Manchester South Dakota on June 24, 2003."Gene Blevins/ZUMAPRESS.com Samaras, seen beside his 1,680 pound, 1.4 million frames per second camera used to photograph lightning strikes, had Tweeted the expected dangers of Friday's storm before being killed. RELATED: TORNADO CLEANUP UNDERWAY AS LATEST STORM MOVES EASTIn Samaras' final post to Twitter on Friday, he recognized the dangers his team were facing that day, writing: "Storms now initiating south of Watonga along triple point. Dangerous day ahead for OK--stay weather savvy!"Only three days earlier he similarly tweeted having experienced a close call north of Lebanon where two large tornadoes allegedly came down upon him.Chris Machian/AP On Friday the deadly tornado touched down near El Reno, Okla. killing nine people and causing massive damage to structures and homes. "Intercepted large tornado 4 N of Lebanon--two large tornadoes at once--too close--wow!" he tweeted.On Sunday fellow meteorologist and storm chaser Tony Laubach confirmed Samaras' death on TWISTEX's Facebook
insanity workout dvds page as a "devastating loss to the meteorological, research, and storm chasing communities."I ask that you keep the families in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time. There is some comfort in knowing these men passed on doing what they loved. ... Your support means the world. Thank you," Laubach wrote.RICHARD ROWE/REUTERS The tornado was a mile-wide and further captured in a harrowing video taken from another pair of storm chasers who only just managed to escape with their lives. As of Sunday morning few details into the storm chasers' deaths were being publicly released.RELATED: OKLA. TORNADO: STORM CHASERS GET TOO CLOSE TO TWISTERThe Iowa Storm Chasing Network responded to the tragic news of Samaras, a former colleague, by speculating "poor judgment or an unexpected tornado played a role, but we just don't know."Chris Machian/AP An overturned semitrailer rests on its side on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40, just east of El Reno, after the massive storm ripped through the area, killing nine. "There are a lot of people who get way too close to these things but I never thought Tim was one of them. He was greatly respected for his focus on the science rather than simply capturing video," the website wrote.In a dramatic video taken from another group of storm chasers attempting to flee the tornado's crosshairs near Oklahoma City on Friday the storm's massive strength is harrowingly seen with these men lucky to have made it out alive.Several cameras positioned inside the
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