You have to remember that during the great Outbreak back in 1974 (I remember it) the average warning time was less than 2 minutes. Most people knew that bad storms were in the area, but that was all they could do. You knew to get to safety when you saw your neighbor's house fly by.

The science behind doing what these guys were doing, storm chasing, more over, tornado chasing, is to deploy scientific instruments directly in the path to gather more data about tornadoes. They will then use this information to try and deliver better warnings to try and save more lives than are already saved by what…