Nowadays, there are so many stormchasers out on the road, the biggest risk is getting into an accident with another stormchaser, rather than the tornado itself.
Hammer, meet nail. And far too many chasers are amateurs who don’t know what they’re doing. Chasing tornadoes is best learned at the elbow of someone who’s experienced and can show you the ropes before striking out on your own.
Had a former son-in-law who wanted to go chasing in Mississippi when I lived there. My answer was no/hell no, because a) He had no experience and I had very little; b) many tornadoes in the Magnolia State occur at night, and virtually all of them are rain-wrapped and c) in a state with lots of hills and pine trees, twisters are even more difficult to spot, especially when they drop from a low cloud base, which happens more often than not. And finally, Mississippi doesn’t have the best road network, so chances for a crash in bad weather are further increased.
As far as I know he never went chasing; my daughter was smart to divorce him, for a number of reasons. I’ve thought about going on a chasing tour (with an experienced operator), but I have no desire to do it on my own.