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3 storm chasers killed in tornado near Oklahoma City

Severe weather This aerial photo shows a damaged house and uprooted trees in Fenton Township, Mich. Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Severe thunderstorms pushed across Michigan's Lower Peninsula on Tuesday night, leading to several funnel cloud sightings, including a tornado that landed near Goodrich High School southeast of Flint, the National Weather Service said. No injuries were immediately reported. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Jeff Schrier) ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT (Jeff Schrier)

 The EF-3 tornado that spun near El Reno on Friday killed 10 people, including three storm chasers.

Jim Samaras said Sunday that his brother Tim Samaras was killed.

Tim Samaras' son, Paul Samaras, and another chaser, Carl Young, also died.

The men were from Colorado but traveled the Great Plains in search of bad weather.

The three died Friday night near El Reno when an EF3 tornado with winds up to 165 mph hit the Oklahoma City area during rush hour.

The national Storm Prediction Center in Norman said the men were involved in tornado research.

 

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