Common sense and weather people are mutually exclusive. How many of them stand out in hurricanes, tornados, blizzards, etc.? And this isn’t only on Fox News.
Most people on TV are not "weather people" (meteorologist)...they are broadcasters who do weather. They have a broadcast degree with a few hours of weather class in college.
Tim was a researcher. He gathered data by placing probes in the path of tornadoes so meteorologists can better predict their formation and tracks.
Just like Alan Shepard and John Glenn put theirs lives at risk to understand space, Samaras put his at risk to understand tornadoes. And just like Grissom, Chaffee and White...Challenger and Columbia...Samaras and his team lost their lives doing their passion but also doing research.