Posts Tagged ‘storm chasers’
Monday, November 14th, 2011 4:35pm MDT
Getting the latest and most dramatic storm footage has become a popular way for many storm chasers to fuel their hobby and many have turned it into a lucrative business. The actions by some in the chaser community and the risks they take have once again come under scrutiny, this time by the Weather Channel’s […]
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Tags: Mike Bettes, storm chasers, storm chasing, The Weather Channel
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Monday, April 18th, 2011 7:13pm MDT
Just as we were wrapping up Severe Weather Awareness Week on ThorntonWeather.com, disaster struck the nation’s south. Dozens of tornadoes brought death and destruction and at the same time Mother Nature allowed us to learn valuable lessons. Extreme weather events have gotten more and more attention thanks to Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and other forms of […]
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Tags: Discovery Channel, storm chasers, stormchasers, tornado, weather channel
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Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 6:39pm MDT
Every spring and summer storm chasers take to the Great Plains on a single-minded quest to experience a tornado up close and personal. While many people may find this odd, the cast of the Discovery Channel series Storm Chasers relishes the annual ritual and the channel is set to kick off the fourth season of […]
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Tags: Discovery Channel, Reed Timmer, Sean Casey, storm chasers, storm chasing, tim samaras, tornadoes
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Friday, May 21st, 2010 3:21pm MDT
Professional and amateur storm chasers, television and movie crews, researchers and news media all converge on Tornado Alley during storm season. Severe weather is fascinating and it has been brought more and more into the public eye thanks to the Internet and popular television shows. That popularity has given rise to increased danger to everyone […]
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Tags: Josh Wurman, storm chasers, tornadoes
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 10:40am MDT
It is a little known but amazing phenomenon that sometimes accompanies tornadoes – multiple vortices coming from one larger twister. Storm chasers descended on the area of yesterday’s deadly tornado outbreak and two were able to capture amazing video of what looks like small tornadoes circling a larger twister. When witnessed from the ground, multiple […]
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Tags: Oklahoma, storm chasers, tornado
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 5:45am MDT
The 11th annual National Storm Chaser Convention hits town this weekend as some of the nation’s premier storm chasers converge on Denver. Whether you are a seasoned chaser or just someone with an interest in the weather, this is an extraordinary opportunity to mingle with and hear from some of the biggest names in severe […]
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Tags: Josh Wurman, national storm chaser convention, roger hill, storm chaser convention, storm chasers, tim samaras, tornado, tornadoes
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Thursday, January 15th, 2009 8:17am MDT
The 11th annual National Storm Chaser Convention is coming to Denver from February 13th to the 15th. Organized by storm chasers Roger Hill and Tim Samaras, this event brings together amateur and professional storm chasers, meteorologists, climatologists and experts from across a wide spectrum dealing with weather. It is a great opportunity to learn not […]
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Tags: greg forbes, jack beven, Josh Wurman, roger hill, steve lyons, storm chaser convention, storm chasers, tim samaras
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 1:38pm MDT
Our friendly little bird from the Discovery Channel continues to offer us – and you – sneak peeks of coming episodes of Storm Chasers. The episode guide for this coming Sunday’s episode says: HAIL TO THE BEAST – Nov. 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT Reed and Josh’s teams struggle to find the perfect storm in […]
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Tags: Discovery Channel, Josh Wurman, Reed Timmer, Sean Casey, Severe Weather, storm chasers, tornado
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 2:07am MDT
The 2008 tornado season was historical for its ferocity. Record breaking numbers of twisters struck Tornado Alley with a frequency not seen in years. In June, north central and western Kansas were ground zero for tornado outbreaks that went on for days. ThorntonWeather.com continues to be granted special access to the Discovery Channel’s Storm Chasers […]
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Tags: Discovery Channel, Josh Wurman, Reed Timmer, Sean Casey, Severe Weather, storm chasers, tornado
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008 7:21am MDT
We continue to be granted sneak peeks of new episodes of the Discovery Channel’s Storm Chaser’s (Sunday’s @ 8:00pm MST). Last week corn husks fell from the sky on the scout crew after a tornado had passed and Reed and the TornadoVideos.net team chased a twister in the dark. As the show chronicles the 2008 […]
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Tags: Discovery Channel, Severe Weather, storm chasers, tornado
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