Tornado Chasers (TV series)
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Season 2 title screen of Tornado Chasers
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Documentary Weather |
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| Opening theme | "Tornado Chasers Theme" |
| Composer(s) | Jay Galvin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 + Special season |
| No. of episodes | 24 + 7 specials |
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| Location(s) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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| Running time | 20–28 minutes |
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| Original network | TVN |
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Original version: 1080p (16:9 HDTV) |
| Original release | September 21, 2012 – May 4, 2014 |
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| Related shows | Storm Chasers |
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| Website | tvnweather |
Tornado Chasers is an American documentary series that premiered on September 19, 2012 on TVNweather.com. The program follows Reed Timmer and his team of storm chasers as they attempt to intercept tornadoes in Tornado Alley in the United States and Canada. Season 2, funded largely through a successful Kickstarter campaign, commenced on September 30, 2013. The series is a two-time Webby Award Honoree, once for Best Documentary Series in 2013, and again for Best Editing ("Home, Part 2") in 2014.
Tornado Chasers was filmed each year during storm season in Tornado Alley, using Timmer's Norman, Oklahoma home as a base. Contrary to previous series about storm chasing, Tornado Chasers takes a more personal approach, conveying the chronological, authentic storm chasing experience. During the 2012 season, Timmer's team mainly consisted of Dick McGowan, Chris Chittick, and Terry Rosema. For the 2013 season, Timmer reconnected with Joel Taylor, joined the KFOR-TV NewsChannel 4 Oklahoma City severe weather team, and welcomed broadcast meteorologists Jim Cantore and Ginger Zee as guest chase partners. He also introduced the new Dominator 3, the largest of his armored intercept vehicles.
The episode titled "Home, Part 2" which debuted on December 5, 2013, ends with a dedication to all who lost their lives in the Moore, OK tornado of May 20, 2013. The season 2 finale titled "Nemesis, Part 2" which debuted on January 23, 2014, ends with a dedication to Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras, Carl Young, all of team TWISTEX, as well as amateur chaser Richard Henderson, all who lost their lives in the El Reno, OK tornado of May 31, 2013.
During the 2012 season, which consisted of 12 episodes, Timmer continues chasing during the year following the final season of Discovery's Storm Chasers. Joel Taylor left the team. Team members for the 2012 season included Dick McGowan (Dominator driver), Mike Scantlin (driver/shooter), and Chris Chittick (shooter).
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