Storm Chasing on TV
I’ve been waiting to check this show out and it finally aired last night.
The show consists of a team of brave people chasing down super cells and tornados for study…but what actually makes the show is that they are trying to drive a home-made, heavy armored car right into a tornado for film footage.
"
The Great Plains encompass 700,000 square miles of flatland, which is why the region is also known as “Tornado Alley.” Each spring, changing weather patterns create a recipe for catastrophe. Colliding air masses crash into each other with devastating force, producing deadly twisters that ravage human life and property.
Every year, a motley collection of scientists, enthusiasts and eccentrics brace themselves for another season of storm chasing. Their goal is to spot one of Mother Nature’s deadliest and most violent creations: the tornado. But for our team, seeing a tornado is not enough … The team hopes to achieve the impossible and actually go INSIDE one of these storms! "
The show seemed pretty tense and I knew they wouldn’t show them drive right into one on the first episode. I think to grab veiwer interest, they will probably wait for the 2nd or 3rd episode.
From seeing a few tornados in person, I can sort of understand what they are talking about when they say there is an unexplained beauty and wonder about them…but they are still scary as hell!
Check out the official website for more info: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/storm-chasers/storm-chasers.html