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 ...

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 ...

Journalist Brantley Hargrove talks about his new book, “The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras.” Tim Samaras was a prominent member of the storm chasing ...

What made Tim Samaras become so interested in tornadoes and storm chasing? It started with The Wizard of Oz. He was transfixed by the tornado on screen, which even by today’s standards still looks ...

Three storm researchers -- Carl Young, Tim Samaras and his son Paul -- were killed while following a tornado classified as an EF-5 with winds of 295 miles per hour near Oklahoma City. The Storm ...

Viewers of the Discovery Channel's "Stormchasers" program may not give much thought to the truck equipment that helps these daring tornado researchers do their job, but something as seemingly simple ...

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 ...

"Mile Wide Tornado: Stormchasers Tribute" will include highlights and special scenes featuring Tim Samaras, Carl Young and Paul Samaras. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Discovery Channel ...

As a child, Tim Samaras frustrated his parents by sneaking kitchen appliances into his bedroom to dismantle them. One day his mother had to coax him to come watch a movie musical with her. It was The ...

Above: In this file photo from May 26, 2006, in Ames, Iowa, Tim Samaras shows the probes he was using when trying to collect data from a tornado. Image credit: AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall. The story ...

It's tornado season on the Great Plains, so throngs of storm chasers are once again about to spill onto the roads. Some of them are extreme-weather junkies, driving heedlessly into wind and rain in ...

Transient, mystical and deadly. Tornadoes can happen any time, but they ramp up in the spring, when outbreaks typically terrorize large portions of the country. Despite their brevity, their violent ...