they are spectacular scenes that would cause most people to seek shelter and hide in absolute fear, but one thrill seeking primary school teacher is travelling the world to chase violent storms inspired by the 1996 disaster film twister, valentina abinanti risks her life to snap extraordinary photos of supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes the 31 year old, from galliate, italy, voluntarily puts herself in front of storms that spawn twisters, enormous streaks of lightning and winds of more than 100mph scroll down for video  primary school teacher and part time storm hunter valentina abinanti snapped this incredible photo near dryden, texas  valentina abinanti, from galliate italy, has encountered more than 70 tornadoes and 400 storms over the last decade  the 31 year old was inspired by the 1996 disaster film twister, but didn't begin chasing storms until she witnessed a tornado in 2003  valentina abinanti, one of few italian storm chasers, risks her life to snap extraordinary photos of supercell thunderstorms and tornadoes  valentina has been photographing violent weather for more than a decade, and she has encountered more than 70 tornadoes and 400 storms in may 2013, she survived a deadly tornado in el reno, oklahoma the widest tornado in recorded history killed four fellow storm chasers and is remembered by the close knit community as the darkest moment in storm chasing history with a width of 26 miles, the record breaking f 5 tornado destroyed everything in its path with extreme winds of nearly 300mph in addition to the us, valentina abinanti chases storms in italy; she spotted this massive waterspout in the coastal town of vesima, near genoa  the thrill seeker voluntarily puts herself in front of storms that spawn twisters, enormous streaks of lightning and winds of more than 100mph  the teacher's photos are featured on her social media accounts, and they include many snaps from the feared tornado alley in the us  valentina abinanti has included some of her best photos in a new e book, and she has set up a website to promote her work  by the time the tornado dissipated it left eight people dead and more than 150 injured valentina’s photos are featured on her social media accounts, and they include many snaps from the feared tornado alley that cuts through several south central us states tornadoes in that region typically happen in late spring and occasionally the early fall, said the national oceanic and atmospheric administration valentina abinanti put her dream of becoming a storm chaser on hold while she studied to become a primary school teacher  this photograph snapped by valentina abinanti shows the early stages of a devastating tornado that struck el reno, oklahoma in 2013  the 31 year old decided to pursue her goal of becoming a storm chaser in 2003, when she witnessed a tornado in her hometown in italy  valentina has also produced her own e book and has set up a website, tornadoseekercom, to promote her work she wrote on her blog: ‘since childhood storms have always fascinated me the sky darkens, the wind gets up, the threatening clouds thunder closer ‘it was always a joy when i watched this show’ valentina abinanti, from galliate, italy, said she has been fascinated by storms since she was a child  the primary school teacher snapped this breathtaking photos of multiple streaks of lightning near miles city in south eastern montana  valentina abinanti was travelling with fellow storm chasers when she captured this image near broadus, montana, last may  after watching the film twister, which follows a group of storm chasers, she vowed to become one herself she put her dream on hold for her studies, but began to teach herself about clouds and weather patterns after she witnessed a tornado near her hometown, west of milan, in 2003 in 2007, she joined a team of storm chasers who travelled to the us to photograph tornadoes, and has returned several times since then
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valentina abinanti, from galliate, italy, was inspired to hunt tornadoes after watching the 1996 film twister . she has encountered more than 70 tornadoes and four hundred storms over the last decade . the 31 year old survived a deadly tornado in el reno, oklahoma   the widest tornado ever recorded 