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Feb 15, 2020 · Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes. Secrets & Mysteries, (or Secrets of the Unknown as marketed via MPI Home Video) was a television series which originally aired in syndication from 1988 to...
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Apr 4, 2018 · The Man Who Caught the Storm is the saga of the greatest tornado chaser who ever lived: a tale of obsession and daring, and an extraordinary account of humanity’s high-stakes race to...
The Man Who Caught the Storm is the saga of the greatest tornado chaser who ever lived: a tale of obsession and daring, and an extraordinary account of humanity’s high-stakes race to understand nature’s fiercest phenomenon.
- For Storm Chasers, A Hurricane Can Feel Like An Acid trip.
- The Movie Twister Influenced A Lot of Storm Chasers.
- Storm Chasers Don’T Spend Much Time Actually Inside The Storms.
- The Real Danger For Storm Chasers Isn’T The Weather. It’S The traffic.
- Storm Chasers Drive Armored Vehicles.
- Storm Chasers Have Seen Flying houses.
- Storm Chaser Equipment Can Take A beating.
- Storm Chasers Know They Should Wear Helmets.
- Storm Chasers Can Suffer Physical Effects.
- Storm Chasers Know That Thunderstorms Can Be Incredibly destructive.
With just 13 hurricanes hitting the continental U.S. since 2010, chasing hurricanes requires a passport and a willingness to spend days making connecting flights to international destinations. As a result, hurricane hunters are a small subgroup of the storm chaser demographic. Why do they do it? For Josh Morgerman, a hurricane chaser based in South...
In 1996’s Twister, Bill Paxton plays a tornado chaser who braves a series of severe weather events. For many chasers, the movie was a milestone, prompting a lot of people to get into the field themselves. “It’s the reason I got into it,” says tornado chaser Greg Johnson, who now collects footage to sell to news outlets. “There was this romantic not...
The life of any storm chaser is supposed to be thrilling, and it is—for a few minutes or hours at a time. Most chasers spent the majority of their careers traveling toward a storm, either by driving toward it or, in Morgerman’s case, flying. He might be in a hurricane for hours; a tornado might touch down for just a few minutes. Johnson also says h...
Severe weather can cause high winds and flooding, but it’s not always nature that winds up being physically threatening, especially because chasers spend so much of their time traveling. (In fact, there’s been only one fatal incident as a direct result of a tornado, when chaser Tim Samaras, his son Paul, and colleague Carl Young were trappedin thei...
Driving in pursuit of a tornado requires a little more than simple guts and a willingness to get close to a massively powerful weather event. Chasers need their version of a Batmobile. According to Johnson, professionals usually opt for an armored truck to help insulate them from the destructive power of the storm. “We’re not just driving around in...
Storm chasers don’t want to drive directly into a tornado or other severe weather event. They just want to get close enough to obtain readings or to take photographs. Johnson tries to get within 200 or 300 yards to snap photos, which is still close enough to see how intense wind speeds can be. “I’ve seen a house flying through the air,” he says. “I...
Most chasers hit the road with doppler radar, laptops, cameras, and other equipment to help them analyze data and capture images. If you’ve wondered how they can do that without putting themselves at risk, the answer is simple. For still photography, Mottice puts the camera on a tripod outside while he remains in the truck. That keeps him out of da...
With flying wreckage cutting through the air, it would stand to reason storm chasers should equip themselves with helmets. Few do, however. “I’m embarrassed to say I don’t wear a helmet,” Morgerman says. “Fans have been pushing me to wear one for years … the whole [television] crew is wearing helmets. I don’t want anything to encumber the experienc...
An experienced chaser knows how to plan routes that keep them safely away from tornadoes. For hurricanes, they scope out buildings able to withstand the force of the storm. All that planning, however, doesn’t mean they always walk away unscathed. Morgerman says the violent winds of a hurricane’s eyewall can leave enduring effects. “The intense gust...
Most people assume hurricanes and tornadoes represent the pinnacle of danger when it comes to storm-chasing. But according to Mottice, a severe thunderstorm can match or exceed them in destructive power. “Some people think a severe thunderstorm warning with 80 mile-per-hour winds is no big deal, that the tornado is the big deal,” he says. “But wind...
Visit the movie page for 'Secrets of the Unknown: Tornadoes & UFOs' on Moviefone. Discover the movie's synopsis, cast details and release date. Watch trailers, exclusive interviews, and...
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- Edward Mulhare
- Graeme Whifler, Glenn Kirschbaum
Tornadoes explores nature's deadly spirals. Highlights include actual footage of the violent force and the mass destruction that tornadoes create. Starring Edward Mulhare
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Apr 3, 2018 · 'The Man Who Caught The Storm' recounts his life story and the unfortunate, tragic ending of three lives while trying to outrun one of the most dangerous tornadoes ever to hit the ground near the town of El Reno in Oklahoma, a notorious tornado hotspot.
