One thing that had concerned me when watching these guys, is the fact that additional funnels can develop in a matter of moments. If you’re watching storm 1a and storm 1b-1d develops right over your head, you can be dog meat in short order.
** Deadly EF3 El Reno Tornado Path on 5/31/2013 *** It was this sharp turn that took the lives of three storm chasers and almost killed The Weather Channels crew on Friday. Within the pink outlined area is the likely zone that took everyone by surprise. The tornado was going east and then it made a sharp north turn. During occluding tornado situations this is always a danger. The teams were not aware nor prepared for this sudden sharp northeast turn and they couldnt escape it. theweatherspace.com