Mike Tobin
EF0
I started asking this question in the Storm Track Chat. Our community has its legends in it. who do you feel should be on the Mt Rushmore for storm chasing and why?
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The MT Rushmore of Storm Chasing
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Todd Rector
EF4
David Hoadley for sure, as a pioneer storm chaser.
Tim, Paul and Carl seem like candidates for obvious reasons.
Tim, Paul and Carl seem like candidates for obvious reasons.
Joey Ketcham
EF4
David Hoadley and Roger Jensen as both were pioneer's in storm chasing
Also would say Tim Samaras and Ted Fujita.
Also would say Tim Samaras and Ted Fujita.
Todd Rector
EF4
Oh yeah! Totally agree with @Joey Ketcham on Ted Fujita - almost a no-brainer there.
Marcus Diaz
EF5
Certainly when you want this monument for CHASERS, you have to consider some legends in chasing itself. Roger Hill, Jim Leonard, Robert Prentice, and Tim Marshall all have a shot at being nominees for on this monument.
Bob Hartig
EF5
I'll add Howard Bluestein. My pick of four would be Hoadley, Bluestein, Samaras, and Hill.
If there were a Mount Rushmore for tornado researchers, Ted Fujita would unquestionably deserve top honors.
If there were a Mount Rushmore for tornado researchers, Ted Fujita would unquestionably deserve top honors.
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Brian Hartmann
EF0
Jim Leonard would have to be there. David Hoadley as well. Probably Bluestein, too.
Jason Foster
EF1
Jensen (arguably the first)
Hoadley (do I even need to explain)
Leonard (most prolific all-around)
Marshall (science, safety, education, etc.,)
Only with Marshall....which ChaserCon Character do we choose to embellish the mountainside with?
Hoadley (do I even need to explain)
Leonard (most prolific all-around)
Marshall (science, safety, education, etc.,)
Only with Marshall....which ChaserCon Character do we choose to embellish the mountainside with?
Marcus Diaz
EF5
Definitely Sharknado!
Brian Hartmann
EF0
Criminy. It just came to me. What about Neil Ward?
Jason Foster
EF1
Good Point. Not sure he has quite the historical pull though. Should, but kinda like a few characters that SHOULD be up on Rushmore, but aren't.
Pretty sure NSSL isn't chasing to research tornadoes in the 1970s without the work Neil Ward did. Without chasing in the 1970s for research purposes, I bet the world of storm chasing today is 100 times smaller than it currently is. No way you can overlook Neil Ward.
I know the following person isn't too popular, but he is also one of the longest lived chasers and is very wise: Chuck Doswell.
Ric Burney
EF3
Regardless of who is picked for the Mt. Rushmore of chasing let's make sure the monument is located in Alva, OK and faces south.
Brian Hartmann
EF0
Tim Vasquez? Has he been mentioned?
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