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Twister sister: Melanie Metz, 32, has always been fascinated by tornadoes. So she travels the country to study them and warn others who may find themselves in their deadly path.(THE Cosmo Post: REAL-LIFE READS)
Like most people who live in Minnesota, Melanie Metz loves spring--after all, it signals the end of the state's brutal winter. Unlike most people, however, it's not the sunshine she looks forward to. Melanie is a storm chaser, and she spends summer weekends pursuing elusive--and dangerous--tornadoes.
"Most of the time when I'm chasing, I actually feel safer than I do when I'm at home," says Melanie, who would lie in her backyard as a little girl and watch with fascination as lightning flashed overhead. "At home, 'all I can do is go in the basement. But when I'm out, I'm monitoring radar and navigating around the storm."
She's also helping others stay safe. Melanie notifies the National Weather Service whenever she sees a developing weather system that has a high probability of causing a tornado. She doesn't get paid for it, but she does know that she's giving rural communities advance warning before a twister descends.
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