Tim Samaras, 55, dedicated the last three decades to learning about tornadoes. June 2, 2013— -- Storm chaser and meteorologist Tim Samaras, his storm chaser partner Carl Young, and his son Paul ...

In one of his final interviews, storm chaser Tim Samaras was looking for “supercell” storm system in Oklahoma capable of producing “pretty destructive tornadoes.” He found it. Samaras, one of three ...

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University meteorology professor and storm chaser Bill Gallus said researchers around the country are "in shock" over the death of Tim Samaras, the well-known storm chaser who ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - While most people take shelter when a tornado approaches, a growing throng heads for the prairies, be they scientists hoping to protect the public from a twister's fury or amateurs ...

Three veteran storm chasers died doing what they loved: roaming the Great Plains in search of dangerous storms. Tim Samaras, his son Paul, 24, and colleague Carl Young, 45, died Friday night when an ...

May marks the first anniversary of the El Reno tornado that killed famed storm chaser Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras and colleague Carl Young. Nearly 12 months after the men were killed, the deputy ...

After Friday's chaotic tornadoes tore apart Oklahoma, only two weeks after what happened in Moore, Oklahoma, the storm chasing community is mourning the loss of one of their own. Well-respected storm ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – While most people take shelter when a tornado approaches, a growing throng heads for the prairies, be they scientists hoping to protect the public from a twister’s fury or ...

EL RENO, Okla. | Three veteran storm chasers were among the 10 people killed Friday night when a violent tornado barreled into the Oklahoma City metro area. Jim Samaras told The Associated Press on ...

AMES, Iowa -- Think Bill Paxton chasing tornadoes in "Twister" was phony? Think again. Much like Paxton in that 1996 movie, Tim Samaras leaves his home each spring and travels tornado alley, which ...