← Tornado Chasers

Season 1

12 episodes · 2012

  1. 1Grass Roots

    19 Sep 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. 2The Breakup

    26 Sep 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. 3Outbreak!

    03 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. 4Ole 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. 5Chapter Five

    17 Oct 2012 · 20 min

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

  6. 6The 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. 7Rocket Time

    07 Nov 2012 · 20 min

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

  8. 8Intercept

    14 Nov 2012 · 20 min

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

  9. 9Birthday 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. 10Quadcopter

    05 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. 11Suction Vortices

    19 Dec 2012 · 20 min

    TVN intercepts multiple vortices on foot in Wyoming.

  12. 12Stove Pipefinale

    02 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.