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Fellow storm chaser reflects on death of colleagues after a storm in Oklahoma turned on three chasers

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A group of men who devoted their lives to hunting powerful storms died in the middle of the chase.

Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras and Carl Young were killed Friday while following a tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma, relatives told CNN on Sunday. Their work tracking tornadoes was featured on the former Discovery Channel show "Storm Chasers."

This morning fellow storm chaser Tyler Constantini talks about the storm chasing community being stunned by the passing of the scientists.

READ MORE: 'Unpredictable' storm in Oklahoma turned on three chasers


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