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Level of what i felt in the moore tornado. the ef scale rates tornadoes based on the damage that they cause, not the actual winds themselves in most cases, so we may never know how strong the winds actually were in this tornado, but in my opinion, the winds with this storm were at or above the level of what i experienced in the moore tornado. >> matt, you have taken the season off because you've got a young child. it does raise this question which i'm sure a lot of people are thinking about the families and the wives and children of storm chasers, about how much pressure you guys all come unde...

>> this is the view storm chasers had trying to outrun the ef-3 tornado that hit oklahoma friday night. >> no, no time, no! get down! get the vehicle stopped. we're going to die! >> this is what it was like when the tornado took an unexpected turn and sped towards them. >> get down! duck down! duck down! >> close by, this storm chaser captured the power of winds of at least 136 miles an hour. flipping over this tractor trailer, pushing it along interstate 40. >> turn to my right, that's what it looks like in radar. it was tracking south of the i-40. tracking south. oh, god. >> both of these st...

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. >> that's the real question, do they? things have been invented so they don't have to do that. some is for tv outlets who want it. it is exciting. i want to know do they add a percentage that helps people save lives or do they not? >> i tweeted this last night. i threw the question out there is this something we wa...

Storm chaser in trouble that day. >> turn now! if we don't stop, we're going to die! >> reporter: the erratic track of this storm caught many off guard. this map shows how popular storm chasing has become. each dot represents a vehicle. >> you put yourself 100 yards from debris flying, you put yourself in grave danger. >> reporter: he was part of the research team that the movie "twister" was based on. he thinks storm chasing has gone too far. >> no longer pictures of tornado people want, it's video of debris or buildings blowing up, trees blown around. people are taking big, big chances. >> r...

Ef-3, because it isn't a 4 or 5, a wide ef-3. i believe that it was almost a mile wide of that wind circulating around and these men were caught in that circulation for some reason. we still don't know quite yet, but a lot of experts i talked to say at least some storm chasing is out of control. >> as you're watching mother nature at work and all the associated dynamics, fantastic. it's absolutely fantastic. >> reporter: veteran storm chaser tim samaras made a living getting inside the storm, studying tornados and their fury for the past 25 years. >> safest place to be is right here in this ve...