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Tornado Chasers

Season 1 · 12 episodes · Sep 19, 2012

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    Episode 1

    Grass Roots

    Sep 19, 2012

    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.

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    Episode 2

    The Breakup

    Sep 26, 2012

    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.

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    Episode 3

    Outbreak!

    Oct 3, 2012

    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.

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    Episode 4

    Ole Blue

    Oct 10, 2012

    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.

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    Episode 5

    Chapter Five

    Oct 17, 2012

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

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    Episode 6

    The Grind

    Oct 24, 2012

    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.

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    Episode 7

    Rocket Time

    Nov 7, 2012

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

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    Episode 8

    Intercept

    Nov 14, 2012

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

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    Episode 9

    Birthday Boy

    Nov 28, 2012

    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.

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    Episode 10

    Quadcopter

    Dec 5, 2012

    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.

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    Episode 11

    Suction Vortices

    Dec 19, 2012

    TVN intercepts multiple vortices on foot in Wyoming.

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    Episode 12

    Stove Pipe

    Jan 2, 2013

    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.