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>> reporter: mike was asked what did did you think about. and he said i thought about my wife and i dont think im going to do this anymore. he said i think im going to retire. thats a veteran of dozens if not hundreds of tornadoes. in fact mike was one of the first people on the scene of the joplin tornado years ago. he has a dog from that storm named joplin that he brought home from the storm as a rescue dog. mikes a good man. and he got shaken up by this very difficult storm. >> of course you ...

Samaras and carl young. they had been featured on the discovery channel program "storm chasers." it is hard to understand how an experienced guy and a guy with a reputation of being cautious was caught by this tornado. quite possibly because this ef-3 made an unpredictable left turn and quite possibly because he got caught in the traffic jam as people were trying to outrun these tornadoes. >> i honestly believe that he saved lives because of some of the things and the tools he deployed and devel...

>> reporter: his team tried to close in on the tornado in what samaras warned about in his final tweet. dangerous day for oklahoma. stay weather savvy. >> reporter: including mike bettis and his crew as seen here on the weather channel. >> eventually the camera was dejected. this is the camera. it never stopped recording. watch it here as you can actually see bettis truck rolling over and over in the field. >> i just saw my wifes face and i thought, you know, thats, you know, thats my life. i do...

On a prairie and if you dont get to safety quick enough, the tornado eats you. in a way tornado chasers are like big game hunters and there is a risk that happens when you are hunting. more people probably die climbing mt. everest than storm chasing. the storm chasers at least get information that helps people. >> thats the real question, do they? things have been invented so they dont have to do that. some is for tv outlets who want it. it is exciting. i want to know do they add a percentage th...

>> reporter: a fortunate fate bettess photograph austin anderson told as well. he escaped with a broken back bones, broken rib and breast plate, but says hes not done storm chasing. >> theres a lot more to learn about tornadoes and getting out there and seeing them up close firsthand is important because its, i think i feel like im helping people learn about tornadoes. >> reporter: a mission he shared with storm chasers tim samaras, paul samaras and carl young. their lifelong passion cut short b...

Many of whom they dont even know. back to you. jenna: will kerr with the latest from oklahoma, thank you. jon: three storm chasers among the dead in the violent storms that hit central oklahoma. tim samaras a veteran with 20 years ex his 24-year-old son paul were killed when that massive ef3 tornado hit near el reno. also killed carl young who worked with them, both tim and carl were featured on discovery channels storm chasers. tims brother says he died doing important work. >> i honestly belie...

Because you know its on. in the 1970s, awl the family was appoint -- "all in the family" was appoint television. we remember her fondly. weekends weather leading to the death of another man. veteran storm chaser, tim samaras, who was killed with his son paul on the right and colleague, carl young on the left. all three are dead after a tornado struck just west of oklahoma city. >> the technology he developed to help us have much more early warning and the passion he had for it. most importantl...

Are experienced individuals with such a high risk. it is not something i would do. i have mixed feelings about it because i hate to see people put themselves in unnecessary harms way, especially when they have family members who love them. >> one of three guys developed a system, an actual instrument that tracks the storms direction and wind speeds and whatnot. he does the storm chasing and helps society too. >> with all due respect to these guys, they get high a getting out and doing these thin...

Complain so many are out there, they are clogging in the roads and getting in the way of first responders who are trying to get the victims and they are trying to make their names in a dangerous business. >> it is the beauty in the stops from the scientific stand point and the dark side they leave behind is what we are trying to prevent and better understanding the tornados and calling in the reports and streaming live video to media. >> you have networks as well as ours kind of relooking at the...

Governor mayor mary fallon says they need to have resilience. they got hit by another tornado. you mentioned the veteran storm chasers who were killed by this last round of tornadoes. they were tim stamrous and karl young featured on storm chasers. tim had a reputation for being cautious motivated signs not youtube glory. its not known how an experienced guy like him got caught in a round of storms. possibly he was caught on the traffic jam as people were trying to flee the storm. possibly becau...