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Three College Storm Chasers Killed in Highway Accident

University of Oklahoma mourns meteorology students

(Newser) - Meteorology students at the University of Oklahoma are mourning three of their own who were killed in a highway accident while returning from a storm-chasing trip. The three were identified as Nicholas Nair, 20; Gavin Short, 19; and Drake Brooks, 22, reports the Oklahoman . The men were on their way...

Family of Storm Chaser Killed in Crash Sues TWC for $125M

Corbin Lee Jaeger's mom says 2 Weather Channel contractors were 'habitually reckless and dangerous'

(Newser) - Nearly two years to the day after three storm-chasers were killed in a Texas crash , the mother of one of the men has filed a $125 million lawsuit against The Weather Channel, per USA Today . The complaint filed by Karen Di Piazza, mother of the National Weather Service's Corbin...

A Television 'Storm Chaser' Is Dead at 38
A Television
'Storm Chaser'
Is Dead at 38
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A Television 'Storm Chaser' Is Dead at 38

Joel Taylor starred in the Discovery series

(Newser) - One of the stars of the popular Discovery reality show Storm Chasers has died at age 38. Friends broke the news about Joel Taylor on social media Tuesday, reports People . Details on how Taylor died haven't been released, other than it was "sudden" and not believed to be...

3 Storm Chasers Die in Texas Crash
3 Storm Chasers
Die in Texas Crash

3 Storm Chasers Die in Texas Crash

They collided while pursuing tornado

(Newser) - Three storm chasers were killed in West Texas on Tuesday—and it wasn't by the tornado they were pursuing. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the three men were killed in a collision at a rural crossroads near the town of Spur, around 70 miles east of Lubbock,...

Doomed Storm Chasers Stressed Safety

Tim Samaras, son, partner weren't reckless

(Newser) - The three storm chasers who died Friday in an Oklahoma tornado knew what they were doing, according to family, friends, colleagues, and experts in the field. Tim Samaras, his son Paul, and his partner Carl Young were all known from the Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers. One meteorologist explains that...

Storm Chasers Star Killed in Tornado

Discovery Channel star and two other storm chasers among those killed in Oklahoma

(Newser) - 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 AP today that his brother Tim Samaras was killed. Tim Samaras' son, Paul Samaras, and another chaser, Carl Young, also died. Tim Samaras...

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