Storm Chasers Killed: Comedian Ralphie May Slammed for Tweet

Comedian Ralphie May's insensitive tweet about the three veteran storm chasers who were killed Friday while pursuing a tornado in Oklahoma spurred a flurry of outrage among Twitter users who spent the weekend bashing the funnyman.

Tim Samaras, 55, his son Paul Samaras, 24, and Carl Young, 45, were overtaken by a multiple-vortex tornado Friday that appeared to be in the midst of a sharp change in direction, the Weather Channel reported. The storm reportedly killed 10 people altogether.

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But the casualties didn’t stop May, 41, from using the tragedy as an opportunity to make a joke.

Stars of the Weather Channel's 'Storm Chasers' were killed in a tornado in Oklahoma. Sometimes God just cleans the gene pool up.

— Ralphie May (@Ralphie_May) June 2, 2013

Twitter users immediately attacked May for his rude comment.

@ralphie_may I get the shock comic thing but you lost me as a fan. Those guys were well respected scientists, and good men.

— Byron Turk (@ByronFever) June 2, 2013

@ralphie_may you growing up in Arkansas I thought you might respect what these guy were trying to do…guess not

— Edward Shook (@ed_shook) June 2, 2013

@ralphie_may May God have mercy on your soul, you sick sick man. I hope karma does cause you to choke on a hot dog or give ya diabetes

— spencer basoco (@SpencerBasoco) June 2, 2013

@ralphie_may God was not cleaning the gene pool you moron, you're still here. Your life has accomplished what? That's right nothing, loser.

— Scott Slack (@SS_RKC) June 2, 2013

@ralphie_may jokes are fine just not at the expense and death of others. especially when those others are good people with families.

— Scott Slack (@SS_RKC) June 2, 2013

May wasn’t the only one with publicizing opinions on the storm chasers' deaths.

They're in a high-risk profession, but storm chasers are still shocked when their colleagues' are killed. ow.ly/lEwlK

— Adam Richter/REagle (@AdamRichterRE) June 3, 2013

Sadly predictable: a veteran storm chaser killed along with his son and partner while chasing tornadodigitalmeteorologist.wordpress.com/2013/06/02/sto…

— Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) June 2, 2013

“@officiallyice: *resists* RT @tmz 'Storm Chasers' Star Tim Samaras Dies Chasing Oklahoma Tornado tmz.me/ZDXaUr” nah he deserves it

— KING SHA YA FLYNESS (@KINGSHA_MUGGA) June 2, 2013

Its kind of ironic that the cast of Storm Chasers was killed in the Oklahoma tornado...

— Jackmerius(@jacksmyth2311) June 3, 2013

"Three storm chasers among #Oklahoma fatalities" - they found it then....

— jimmy_d86 (@jimmy_d86) June 3, 2013

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