3 storm chasers killed in Oklahoma tornado

Three storm chasers, including well-known tornado researcher Tim Samaras, were killed in the latest violent storm to hit Oklahoma.

Samaras, 55, his 24-year-old son Paul, and fellow storm chaser Carl Young, 45, died while tracking a tornado on Friday night near El Rino.

The storm front is responsible at least 14 deaths from tornadoes and flash floods in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri.

Ten people, including two children, were killed in the western suburbs of Oklahoma. Eight of the victims were on roads that were crowded with people trying to escape the howling winds.

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