Sunday, June 2, 2013

Weather Channel meteorologist injured in tornado

High winds snapped this power pole on from Highway 81 just south El Reno Okla. on Friday May 31, 2013. Tornadoes rolled in from the prairie and slammed Oklahoma City and its suburbs on Friday, killing a mother and baby and crumbling cars and tractor-trailers along a major interstate. (AP Photo/The World-Herald, Chris Machian) MAGS OUT; ALL NEBRASKA LOCAL BROADCAST; TV OUT

High winds snapped this power pole on from Highway 81 just south El Reno Okla. on Friday May 31, 2013. Tornadoes rolled in from the prairie and slammed Oklahoma City and its suburbs on Friday, killing a mother and baby and crumbling cars and tractor-trailers along a major interstate. (AP Photo/The World-Herald, Chris Machian) MAGS OUT; ALL NEBRASKA LOCAL BROADCAST; TV OUT

NEW YORK (AP) ? A meteorologist from The Weather Channel is nursing minor injuries after the "tornado hunt" car in which he was riding was thrown some 200 yards by a tornado in Oklahoma.

The SUV that Mike Bettes and two others were riding in was caught up in a storm near El Reno on Friday evening. The Weather Channel said all of the occupants were wearing safety belts and were able to walk away from the banged-up vehicle.

Network spokeswoman Shirley Powell says a Weather Channel team has been in the field for most of May following tornadoes. She says it's the first time one of the network's personalities has been injured while being caught up in violent weather it was covering.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/4e67281c3f754d0696fbfdee0f3f1469/Article_2013-06-01-Tornadoes-Weather%20Channel/id-457a2d2034bd43d4bed02b1402836510

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