Tornado Chasers

Season 1

2012 · 12 episodes · 4h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Grass Roots

   19 Sept 2012 · 20 min

   Tornado season begins and Reed Timmer starts off the year with two new team members, both of whom have their own opinions on where to chase. Featuring the November 7th, 2011 Tipton, OK intercept of a violent EF4 tornado.

2. 

   2. The Breakup

   26 Sept 2012 · 20 min

   After a recent break up Reed finds himself chasing one last time with Ginger in hopes of gaining exposure for his grass roots operation through her reporting. In the end a nighttime tornado bears down on San Antonio, Texas, illuminated by lightning and power flashes.

3. 

   3. Outbreak!

   3 Oct 2012 · 20 min

   Reed takes a break from his dissertation and joins the team in battling their way through a line of chasers to get close to a stovepipe tornado on April 14th, just outside of Hesston, KS.

4. 

   4. Ole Blue

   10 Oct 2012 · 20 min

   Tired from working on his dissertation, Reed struggles to stay awake at a celebrity signing event so he can get back to chase in Ole Blue.

5. 

   5. Chapter Five

   17 Oct 2012 · 20 min

   Reed finally finishes chapter five of his dissertation and goes sleeveless in the Dominator to celebrate.

6. 

   6. The Grind

   24 Oct 2012 · 20 min

   Reed and the team have been grinding hard this season and it's going to take more than a little ground circulation to boost morale.

7. 

   7. Rocket Time

   7 Nov 2012 · 20 min

   Reed teams up with an old friend and implements his first science mission of the year.

8. 

   8. Intercept

   14 Nov 2012 · 20 min

   After throwing out the first pitch at a Kansas City Royals game, Reed leads his team to victory.

9. 

   9. Birthday Boy

   28 Nov 2012 · 20 min

   After chasing and celebrating a birthday week on the road, Reed Timmer and the boys revisit Wadena, MN which was hit by a violent tornado two years prior.

10. 

    10. Quadcopter

    5 Dec 2012 · 20 min

    The team encounters tornado spin-ups and record-sized hail before Reed launches his new Quadcopter probe into a storm. Reed also revisits the massive 2011 Canton, OK tornado.

11. 

    11. Suction Vortices

    19 Dec 2012 · 20 min

    TVN intercepts multiple vortices on foot in Wyoming.

12. 

    12. Stove Pipe

    2 Jan 2013 · 20 min

    Storm season comes to a thrilling conclusion when Reed Timmer and the boys scrape together what's left of the crew and head north with limited funds. Featuring the June 22, 2012 Fall River County tornado.