This was probably the saddest book I will read in 2022. If you’ve ever followed storm chasing, then you probably know of Tim Samaras. He was a legendary chaser who sought to understand tornadoes and how they are formed in order to help save lives. His death was truly a tragedy and tornado science study lost someone who was making a real difference in the world.

The Man Who Caught the Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras by Brantley Hargrove is a biography of Tim’s life. It includes his beginnings, his struggles, his discoveries, and personal stories, some of which are surprising. Did you know that Tim never received a college degree? He was an autodidact who learned on his own. Imagine being an engineer without ever going through some of the hardest college courses and still being good at being an engineer.

Tim’s story is filled with inspiration and shares the belief that you should never give up on your purpose. It was a dark day when the chasing community lost Tim, his son Paul, and Carl Young but their work still makes a difference today. I put off reading this book for a long, long time, but I am so glad that I took the time to listen to it on audiobook. I learned a lot from Tim’s story and will rethink my desires to storm chase in the future.

I gave this book 5 out of 5 stars. RIP.

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