Oklahoma is considered the "mecca of stormchasing, " Tim Samaras told National Geographic just last month, and there are often hundreds of storm chasers lining the roads.
Professors at the University of Oklahoma's School of Meteorology strongly discourage their students from stormchasing and rarely bring them into the field for research unless it's part of a well-planned, coordinated project.
"Identity Thief" came in above industry expectations despite thestorm and poor reviews for the comedy, which stars Bateman as a man chasing down a con artist (McCarthy) who has racked up thousands of dollars of charges in his name.