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Discovery Channel Special for Storm Chasers

DANGEROUS LIVES

Tim Samaras was killed May 31 chasing tornado.

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The Discovery Channel will air a special Wednesday to honor three storm chasers who were killed May 31 in a deadly tornado. The series Storm Chasers had chronicled the dangerous lives of Carl Young, Tim Samarus, and his son, Paul Samaras, who served as videographer. The three were gathering scientific data about the May 31 tornado in Oklahoma City when they were killed. “Mile Wide Tornado: Storm Chasers Tribute” will have highlights from past episodes, as well as focus on the May 20 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, that killed 24.

Read it at Los Angeles Times