Tornado Hunter Getting Inside the Most Violent Storms on Earth

Of nature's weapons, tornadoes are among the most unforgiving. Here is an unforgettable portrait of these storms and one extraordinary man who challenged them.

Tim Samaras, an electrical engineer and storm chaser for almost 20 years, is a highly touted National Geographic Grantee and the star of National Geographic Channel’s Disaster Lab (2009) and Master of Disaster (2008). He holds the Guinness World Record for measuring the lowest pressure drop of a tornado.

Stefan Bechtel is a member of Samaras’s tornado-hunting team. He is founding editor of Men’s Health, and the author of seven books on conservation, health, and investment, which have sold more than two million copies and been translated into eight languages.