In the wake of the storm: How a Queenslander became a veteran tornado chaser

In a field in rural Texas, Thomas Hinterdorfer stood under a green-tinged sky with the wind screaming past him at 265km/h.Thomas Hinterdorfer captured images of the Hawley, Texas tornado on what he later described as a "career day". From mid-April to late June, he's a "storm chaser", racing up and down America's Tornado Alley in search of the tornadoes, twisters and the biggest hailstones he can find.Picking the storms to chase is where the skill comes in, he said.

What comes next is a white-knuckled drive across state lines, as they get as close to the tornadoes as they can safely tolerate.Tragically, several people have already been killed by tornadoes in the US this year.Despite the risks, Hinterdorfer maintains that storm chasing in the US is no more dangerous than driving to the shops in Australia.

Hinterdorfer and Katey were on the ground in the storm's aftermath, assisting local authorities with search and rescue operations."People think we love chasing the drama and everything," he wrote on Facebook that evening.Hinterdorfer chased this high precipitation supercell for several hours across central western Kansas. Hinterdorfer became "absolutely fascinated" by the weather from an early age.

"You learn so much in the field and seeing things for yourself, and that experience becomes invaluable for future forecasting and future chasing," he said.Thomas Hinterdorfer and his partner Katey. One day last week, the pair drove nearly 1200km across six US states, with only a 30-second glimpse of a tornado to show for it.Hinterdorfer said the more experienced storm chasers become, the more they can manage the ebb and flow of emotions throughout the day.

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