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Storm-Chasing Vehicles On Display In Omaha

KETV Omaha - Jan 19, 2012
"We've been storm chasing for 10 years, seen over 400 tornadoes in our lifetime. So I'd say we are experts, and this is not for the everyday person," Chittick said. Over the past three years, the Dominator 1 and its newer brother, the Dominator 2, ...

Fair weather friend? Not really

Times Record News - Jan 20, 2012
Ever since that day, he's been obsessed with extreme weather and storm chasing. Timmer pursued this passion by studying meteorology at the University of Oklahoma. After documenting a massive F5 tornado that struck Moore, Okla., on May 3, 1999, ...

A Passion For Weather Draws Storm Chasers Together

Patch.com - Jan 13, 2012
Weather enthusiasts will gather in Plymouth this weekend for the third annual Minnesota Storm Chasing Convention, an event created by Maple Grove resident Michael Stanga. By Valerie Engler The F4 tornado that touched down in South Dakota was nearly a ...

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Storm Chasing books

Funnel Vision

by: Chris Kridler
Judy had seen too much. Jack could never get enough. As tornado chasers, their only refuge was the storm.

When brash tornado researcher Jack Andreas and photographer Judy Hale cross paths with each other, a host of obsessed storm chasers, Judy’s sultry sister and a hapless storm tour operator, they can only be on a road to disaster ... and dreams. With action, humor, sexy romance and rapturous skies, Chris Kridler's novel FUNNEL VISION takes you into the heart of Tornado Alley — and the hearts and minds of the adventurers who populate the nomadic, geeky, exhilarating world of storm chasing.
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Storm Chasing Handbook

by: Tim Vasquez
The Storm Chasing Handbook is the definitive bible on storm chasing, packed with nearly 300 pages of storm chase history, philosophy, technique, and travel information. Using key findings from the past four decades of scientific literature, readers learn the inner workings of severe weather and dabble with the fundamentals of forecasting techniques, blended with wisdom from the author’s own experiences. Many skilled chasers contribute their own wisdom in the form of anecdotes, tales, and funny stories.
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Can You Survive Storm Chasing?; An Interactive Survival Adventure

by: Elizabeth Raum
Youre a meteorology student fascinated by storms. But Mother Nature can be unpredictable. Situations can quickly turn deadly when extreme weather is involved. What do you do when, Youre in a van full of people and a tornado suddenly appears to be headed right for you? A hurricane gains strength along the Florida coast but you're unable to convince people to leave their homes? A flash flood suddenly strikes, putting you and your friends and family in mortal danger? Experience the life or death dilemmas that face storm chasers.
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Into the Storm: Violent Tornadoes, Killer Hurricanes, and Death-defying Adventures in Extreme Weather

by: Reed Timmer
Reed Timmer, a star of the top rated Storm Chasers on the Discovery Channel is one of the most successful and most extreme storm chasers in the world. His is a job that requires science and bravado, knowledge and instinct just to survive, never mind excel. Now, in Into the Storm, he takes readers inside the terrifying and awe- inspiring world of big weather.

Published to coincide with the fourth season's premiere, Into the Storm is Timmer's dramatic account of his extraordinary profession.
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Tornado Fury Trailer! Extreme storm chasing from 2007

This is the trailer for Tornado Fury, a film produced entirely by Ken Cole of Angry Sky Productions. This film documents the insane 2007 tornado chasing season of the TornadoVideos.net team (Reed Timmer and Joel Taylor). Check out TornadoFury.com for more information, and TornadoVideos.net for mroe extreme tornado footage!

 

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Extreme Tornado Intercept!!! Tipton, OK Tornado

Intercept of a strong tornado near Tipton, OK on November 7, 2011 in the Dominator 2! Storm chasing Andy Gabrielson rolls his vehicle in the outer circulation of the tornado. Thankfully he was okay and resumed the chase, and there was no loss of life from this tornado. Check out TornadoVideos.net for more extreme tornado footage, and check out the finale of Storm Chasers on Discovery this Thursday night at 10 pm Eastern. Twitter: ReedTimmerTVN

 

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Storm Chasing Argentina: Tornadic supercell!

Order your copy of INTO THE STORM now! www.tornadovideos.net or tornadostore.net In late December, 2009, storm chasers Reed Timmer, Chris Chittick and company traveled to Argentina for a "taste" of the southern hemisphere atmosphere! In this third part of a three-part series of webisodes, Reed and Chris meet up with Argentine meteorologists Ramiro and Matías and set out in search of the storm of a lifetime.

 

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O Canada! Storm chasing's Promised Land!

Storm chaser Chad Cowan documented several amazing supercell thunderstorms on July 2, 2010! The chase began in northern Montana, then continued across the international border into Canada. One of the thunderstorms shown here traversed the entirety of Saskatchewan before finally merging into an MCS, over 400 miles and 12 hours later in western Manitoba! It was also responsible for an F3 tornado near the town of Raymore, SK. Check out Chad's website, www.chasethestorms.com for fine art photography prints, and to order his debut storm chasing DVD! Chad also streams his chases live at http

 

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MythBusters - Unleash Hell - Storm Chasing Myths

Tune in to ALL NEW episodes of MythBusters, Wednesdays at 9PM e/p, only on Discovery! Busting is Beautiful! For more, visit dsc.discovery.com Before testing how tornado-proof the Storm Chasers' vehicles are, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage unleash 160 mph winds on a poor little car.