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But the storm did claim the lives of three other storm chasers.
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Oklahoma is considered the "mecca of storm chasing, " Tim Samaras told National Geographic just last month, and there are often hundreds of storm chasers lining the roads.
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Across the south and central Plains, storm chasers broadcast images of funnel clouds roaring through rural landscapes.
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Doug Kiesling, a videographer who chases storms and calls himself "The Weather Paparazzi, " said the three men were more than storm chasers.
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Officials say it would be difficult to clamp down on chasers amid the chaos of a storm.
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Meanwhile, residents in Oklahoma cleaned up after the storms there killed 13 people, including three veteran storm chasers.
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"Storm Chasers" aired for five years on the Discovery Channel.
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Samaras and Young was featured on five seasons of "Storm Chasers, " which premiered in 2007, according to the Discovery Channel website.
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"There are aspects of it where storm chasers and storm trackers are always going to play a vital role in the warning process, " Armstrong said.
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In Oklahoma, storm chasers with cameras in their cars transmitted video showing a number of funnels dropping from the supercell thunderstorm as it passed south of El Reno and into Oklahoma City just south of downtown.
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