Three storm chasers died in a violent Texas collision. One mother now blames the Weather Channel
The wall of charcoal gray clouds drifted across the sky, the rain picked up and the storm chasers gunned it.
“The storm isn’t very far in front of us right now,” Williamson said into the camera, as they zoomed past a spinning windmill in rural northwest Texas. “Actually, that’s what the dark is you’re seeing right there.” The Weather Channel declined to comment on pending litigation, but said in a statement to The Washington Post: “We are saddened by the loss of Corbin Jaeger, Kelley Williamson, and Randy Yarnall. They were beloved members of the weather community and our deepest sympathies go out to the families and loved ones of all involved.” Attorneys are not yet listed for the estates of Williamson and Yarnall, whose representatives could not be reached.
Meanwhile, Williamson and Yarnall garnered fans around the country. They grew up together in Missouri, and by their own admission, had no formal training and had not studied meteorology. Both were farmers, raising chickens and cattle. Williamson, an eternal adrenaline junkie, was a former bullfighter. He started chasing storms instead after a tornado flipped his wife’s van into the air several years earlier, a friend told CNN.
The day after the fatal collision, the storm chaser wrote to the producer again — this time in shock.
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