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Storm chasers
North America is famous for its wide open spaces, and this landscape can cause some
very exciting weather. In fact, the USA has more tornadoes than any other country –
there are about 1,200 every year in a part of the country called 'Tornado Alley'. This is
in the centre, from North Dakota in the north to Texas and Louisiana in the south. 1___
They are just normal people, but their favourite activity is following storms and getting
as close as possible to a tornado! We call these people 'storm chasers', and it’s quite
easy to become a storm chaser these days. 2___
Gabe Matthews is a storm chaser, and he follows the weather as often as possible.
‘Seeing a powerful tornado is an amazing experience,’ says Gabe, 'but it isn't easy to be
in the right place at the right time. My friends and I need to do a lot of work to find a
tornado and get to it. 3___ Then we have to wait for ages before we see the weather
changing. But when that starts to happen, it’s so exciting.’
Many people become storm chasers because they like the danger. But Gabe is always
very careful. He tries to get close to the centre of the tornado, but not too close. 'Once I
saw cars flying through the air,' says Gabe, 'and a big American truck! 4___ You don’t
want those cars to hit you!’
Another reason people chase storms is to film them. A news channel recently used one
of Gabe’s films. ‘That film was exciting because it was a strong storm and it caused a
lot of damage. It was great to get it on TV.’ However, Gabe was even prouder of
something else that he did. ‘My friends and I heard screams when we were filming.
5___ They couldn’t get out, so they were very relieved when we rescued them. It was
great to help people like that.’
Perhaps you have to be a little crazy to be a storm chaser. Certainly, some people say
that storm chasers just want to do something thrilling, But they’re often the first on the
scene, giving important information to the rescue services. So actually they often save lives.

A When we know that a big tornado is coming, we have to drive a long way.
B All you need is a mobile phone, a good car and GPS.
C He wasn’t very happy when he had to go to hospital.
D The weather is changing in all parts of the world.
E That was really exciting, but we watched it from far enough away.
F It’s also in this area that there are hundreds of people studying the weather.
G We followed the sound and found some people inside a building.