Interviews with Storm Chasers
We are proud to bring you this months interview with storm chaser Martin Lisius, from Tempest Tours. http://www.tempesttours.com/
- What is your name and nickname Martin Lisius
- How long have you been a storm chaser 24 years
- What got you interested in storm chasing Growing up with storms in Texas
- What is the most memorable thing you experienced while storm chasing The tasty chicken fried steak dinners.
- What is the worst experience you had while storm chasing Driving hundreds of miles to a high risk area and getting a sunburn.
- How much education do you have in storm chasing They don't teach storm chasing in school.
- How do you feel about the technology advancement in storm chasing over the last few years Not sure what you mean, but we do have some great radar and GPS data in our vehicles now.
- What is your goal in storm chasing To see great storms.
- Have you ever been injured while storm chasing No.
- What is the longest and shortest chases you have did The longest was about 800 miles. The shortest was about 200 feet when I walked outside to watch a tornado track across an open field.
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now Probably in Texas, the epicenter of world tornado activity (It's not Oklahoma as depicted in the movies).
- What is the best advice you can give a kid who wants to storm chase? Chase storms to see great storms. Don't chase to be a chaser. What I mean is don't dress up your car with a lot of worthless things or make a "tank car." There are serious chasers who really just want to see the incredible things nature has to show us and there are chasers who want to just live the Hollywood dream of being a "storm chaser." John Muir once said, "To understand nature, you must enter it alone and without baggage." What he meant is we should enter into nature lightly, without distractions.

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