I think these guys were chasing the storm parallel to its west-east track. And when the tornado started tracking to the northeast, they tried to outrun it before it crossed the highway and got hit head on.
They were probably caught up in the excitement of being able to get great footage while it was tracking to the east and didn’t think ahead about what would happen if it started tracking in a more normal direction.
Well something along those lines took place. I sure don’t like the outcome. Sad.
Well, the tornado’s sudden “turn” caught them all of guard and almost killed several others who were running parallel to it at the time. Reed Timmer has such a tank called the “Dominator 2”, and it has pins and anchors that hold it to the ground. The tornado sucked its hood off, and they’re still looking for it today.