2007-02-04 13:09:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
In addition to what has already been mentioned, there are a few people who make some money stormchasing a couple other ways.
There are a few who run chase tour companies. They typically drive around in convoys of 2 or 3 large vans with paying clients during chase season. Their tour season generally runs from about the beginning of May until late in June. Each paying client pays a couple thousand dollars or so for a week of chasing. For more info, just Google "stormchasing tour".
There are also some stormchasers who are on the payrolls of local television stations around The Alley. The TV stations do this so they can get exclusive tornado/storm video for their station as well as live coverage of the storms.
Few of these "professionals" are able to make a living doing this, and it is just a seasonal way to make a few bucks doing something they love to do anyway.
2007-02-05 05:41:09 · answer #1 · answered by BobBobBob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Storm chasing isn't exactly a "job." Pretty much the only way you can make money from it is through selling photographs and movies, which means you need to become proficient in photography and videography and editing.
The most important reason to storm chase is to gain knowledge. I have taken a field study course with storm chasing to improve my knowledge of forecasting and identifying severe weather. Researchers storm chase to aquire measurements for their research, so they not only storm chase, they also crunch the numbers and draw hypotheses.
The agency responsible for weather warnings (in the US, the National Weather Service) needs storm chasers to help identify where severe weather is occuring so they can warn on it. Storm spotters are integral. If you're interested in chasing, I suggest you sign up as a storm spotter and go through spotter training (usually one or two classes). It's voluntary so you don't get paid, but I find it personally rewarding.
2007-02-04 16:25:57 · answer #2 · answered by mandos_13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so. A lot of the tornado videos you see are filmed by graduate students in Oklahoma, or amateurs. Some of the television stations around here (Iowa, South Dakota) have meteorologists go out and chase the storm. I am a weather spotter, which means you report the conditions in your area.
2007-02-04 17:12:50 · answer #3 · answered by devilwoman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Florida
2007-02-04 23:34:40 · answer #4 · answered by Justin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oklahoma and kansas that is where most tornados start
2007-02-04 15:13:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋