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Life-Saving Chase

As a fast-moving tornado tears into Grandin, Missouri, Team DOMINATOR helps get local residents out of harm's way.

Playlists

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  • Play Storm Chasers: The Storm Within
    3 Clips Playlist 2011 Season - The Storm Within...

    Storm Chasers (05:48)

    After a successful chase in Missouri, Team DOMINATOR comes apart. Meanwhile, Team TIV rebounds for a spectacular Oklahoma tornado.
  • Play Storm Chasers: Too Close To Home
    4 Clips Playlist 2011 Season - Too Close To...

    Storm Chasers (08:13)

    A tornado outbreak threatens to wreak havoc in Team Dominator’s Oklahoma backyard as TIV joins the chase after the same rain-wrapped monster.
  • Play Storm Chasers: No Rest For The Weary
    4 Clips Playlist 2011 Season - No Rest For The...

    Storm Chasers (08:35)

    Reed can't take a day off, Tim gets timid with his expensive gear and Sean seems worn down by tragedy.
  • Play Reed's 2011 Top Tornadoes
    13 Clips Playlist Reed's 2011 Top Tornadoes

    Storm Chasers (34:44)

    See Reed Timmer's best intercepts of the record-breaking 2011 tornado season.

Discovery Channel Clips

  • Play Storm Chasers: Reed's 2011 Tornadoes - Alabama Super Outbreak
    Reed's 2011 Tornadoes -...

    Storm Chasers (04:20)

    April 27, 2011: The Dominator tracked four wedge tornadoes across central Mississippi and Alabama including the early stages of the monster that devastated Tuscaloosa.
  • Play Storm Chasers: Why Chase Storms?
    Why Chase Storms?

    Storm Chasers (03:19)

    Storm Chaser Reed Timmer explains why the thrill of the chase never gets old for him.
  • Play Storm Chasers: What Is the Dominator?
    What Is the Dominator?

    Storm Chasers (03:26)

    Reed Timmer talks about the beast that is the Dominator II: a vehicle that he describes as a cross between the Batmobile and an Army tank.
  • Play Storm Chasers: Reed's 2011 Tornadoes - Mapleton, Iowa
    Reed's 2011 Tornadoes -...

    Storm Chasers (03:12)

    April 4, 2011 - Reed and his team intercepted multiple tornadoes in western Iowa including the one seen here that soon hit the town of Mapleton.
  • Play Storm Chasers: Reed's 2011 Tornadoes - Kansas Gustnado
    Reed's 2011 Tornadoes - Kansas...

    Storm Chasers (02:02)

    April 3, 2011 - What first looks like a gustando grows into a furious little tornado with a ringside intercept near Perry, Kansas.
  • Play Storm Chasers: Reed's 2011 Tornadoes - Missouri Terror
    Reed's 2011 Tornadoes -...

    Storm Chasers (01:42)

    May 25, 2011 - A wild, erratic tornado chews up the countryside near Grandin, Missouri.
  • Play Storm Chasers: Mother Nature is Unpredictable
    Mother Nature is Unpredictable

    Storm Chasers (03:21)

    Reed Timmer talks about he and his storm chasing team can only do so much to prepare their equipment for intercepting tornadoes; the real test of their equipment and preparation happens out in the field.
  • Play Storm Chasers: Reed's 2011 Tornadoes - Nebraska Intercept
    Reed's 2011 Tornadoes -...

    Storm Chasers (01:41)

    June 20, 2011 - Dominator 2 intercepts a strong tornado just north of Ravenna, Nebraska and eventually conducts a successful parachute probe launch.
  • Play Storm Chasers: Reed's 2011 Tornadoes - Missouri Wedge
    Reed's 2011 Tornadoes -...

    Storm Chasers (02:18)

    April 19, 2011 - A classic supercell that moves across northeastern Missouri into western Illinois produces a pair of perfect wedge tornadoes.
  • Play Storm Chasers: Reed's 2011 Tornadoes - Mississippi Night Chase
    Reed's 2011 Tornadoes -...

    Storm Chasers (01:44)

    April 15, 2011 - Reed, Chris, and Bobo (filling in for Joel with own SUV) follow a wedge tornado through the night in southeastern Mississippi. The fire visible in the distance near the edn is a burning gas plant.
  • Play Storm Chasers: Reed's 2011 Tornadoes - Jackson Road Terror
    Reed's 2011 Tornadoes -...

    Storm Chasers (02:21)

    April 15, 2011 - A nasty, fast-moving tornado tears through the Jackson, Mississippi suburbs.
  • Play Storm Chasers: Reed's 2011 Tornadoes - Oklahoma Outbreak
    Reed's 2011 Tornadoes -...

    Storm Chasers (03:06)

    May 24, 2011 - The Dominator intercepts multiple twisters dropping across central Oklahoma.
 

Join the tornado hunt with Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers as they track down twisters to capture awesome video and valuable scientific data.

 
 

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