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Tornadoes and Chasing
1023 Driven by Passion
1030 Forces of Nature
1046 Severe Weather: Protect Yourself
1027 Stormchasers (IMAX)
1015 Storms of 2004 Out of Stock
1016 Storms of 2005
1032 Storms of 2006 Out of Stock
1047 Storms of 2007 Out of Stock
1042 Tornadoes
1048 Tornado/Blizzard
1058 Hunt for the Supertwister
1061 Nature's Fury
1064 Storm Chasers
1068 Tornado Hunters
1069 Tornado Intercept
1071 Twister Chasers
1073 Savage Planet: Deadly Skies
1075 Storm Stories
1077 Come Hail or High Water
1078 Tornado Extravaganza 2009
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Driven by Passion by Tim Samaras (120 minutes)
Many chase tornadoes. But engineer Tim Samaras tries to capture them as well. You may have seen his exploits on National Geographic Television as Tim and his crew race to position their probes directly in the path of the vortex. This stuff makes the Hollywood antics in Twister look tame. In over 3 hours of video, you witness the first successful video (7 cameras) obtained from within a tornado (Storm Lake, IA). And then there is the awesome video of the powerful Manchester, SD tornado as it leveled the town, but also yielded the first definite pressure drop readings inside a major tornado - a stunning 100 millibars!
1023 Double DVD set, $25 plus S&H |
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Forces of Nature (40 minutes)
This National Geographic special, narrated by Kevin Bacon, presents stunning photography of tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and their devastating impacts. From the High plains to the Caribbean to Turkey, witness the planet’s most destructive forces at work.Also portrays the dedication of the men and women of science who probe nature's secrets. Josh Wurman and the DOW make an appearance.
1030 DVD-R $19.95 plus S&H
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Stormchasers (40 minutes plus 27 minutes of special features) (2 DVD set)
This IMAX™ special takes you along with a special breed of people who spend all their time searching for events that most individuals hope to avoid - hurricanes, monsoon floods and tornadoes. Storm chasers track extreme weather conditions to increases our understanding how such events form and how to predict them. A Gold Camera Award winner.
1027 DVD-R $19.95 plus S&H |
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Storms of 2004 (100 minutes)
The first in the series from the gang at NSSL, showing some of the highlights from the incredible 2004 season. Includes the fabled "white tornado" to strike Mulvane, KS. Excellent synoptic background briefings. Great music. Great video. Scary stuff!
1015 DVD-R $19.95 plus S&H Out of Stock |
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Storms of 2005 (107 minutes)
A compilation of the best storm chases of 2005, produced by Greg Stumpf and Jim Ladue, complete with detailed map discussions, radar, satellite and a musical score. A great teaching tool for the classroom – or just plain vicarious fun for us deskbound folks who can’t chase come tornado season. Plus a special section shot deep inside Katrina. All profits from this production go the American Red Cross and the Central Oklahoma Chapter of the AMS.
1016 DVD-R $19.95 plus S&H |
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Storms of 2006 (120 minutes)
Producer/chaser Verne Carlson continues the tradition of assembling the best chase videos of the year for a good cause, in this case a portion of the proceeds benefiting the American Red Cross. Dramatic footage from a helicopter of a twister grinding through a small airport, the hail storm from hell wrecking chase vehicles, and dramatic multi-vortex tornadoes are just a few the highlights.
1032 DVD-R $19.95 plus S&H Out of Stock |
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Storms of 2007 (120 minutes)
The latest in the “Storms of…” series, compiled by veteran chaser Mickey Ptak, along with Greg Stumpf and Jim Ladue, this DVD highlights the 2007 season. The March High Plains outbreak, the EF5 disaster in Greensburg, KS and the first EF5 in Mannitoba are highlights. Stunning video, complete with detailed map discussions, radar, satellite and a musical score. A great teaching tool for the classroom – or just plain vicarious fun for us deskbound folks who can’t chase come tornado season.
1047 DVD-R $19.95 plus S&H Out of Stock |
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Tornadoes (50 minutes)
An excellent overview for an introductory course in weather, or just lots of juicy information for the severe storm enthusiast. This is a compelling story of how tornadoes are researched, how forecasts and warnings are created, and how emergency response services must function to save lives. The amazing story of the Van Wert, OH tornado which destroyed a movie theater only minutes after its many patrons had been evacuated to a shelter demonstartes how things should always work! Created for the Nature Tech Series of The History Channel.
1042 DVD, $24.95 plus S&H out of stock |
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Tornado/Blizzard (2 DVD set, 80 minutes)
This 2 DVD set does double duty, detailing the "news you can use" when exposed to two of nature's most formidible foes: the blizzards of winter and summer's tornadoes.The 1993 superstorm which impacted one-third of the nation, the catastrophic 1998 ice storm in the northeast, and most intense tornado outbreeak ever, 3 May 1999 in Oklahoma, star in these portraits of nature's ugliest moods. Produced by The Weather Channel.
1048 DVD, $19.95 plus S&H |
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Hunt for the Supertwister (60 minutes)
Many storm chaser colleagues contributed to this excellent NOVA special describing how chasers and modelers interact in furthering our understanding of tornadogenesis. Some extreme video!
1058 DVD-R $19.95 plus S&H |
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Nature's Fury (55 minutes)
This series from National Geographic shows the best of the worst of Mother Nature. One vignette centers on the Great Floods of 1993 …a vivid contrast to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
1061 DVD-R $19.95 plus S&H |
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Storm chases 2 DVD Set (7 hours of content)
From the Discovery TV series, four exciting episodes. The usual suspects (the DOW, the TIV, Sean Casey, Josh Wurman, Tim Marshall) and amazing footage of why we suggest that you let the pros do tornado intercepts for a living.
1064 DVD-R $19.95 plus S&H |
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Tornado Hunters (50 minutes)
This British-made documentary doesn’t always have the clearest scientific explanations, but it has spectacular footage of some of the biggest hail, nastiest funnels and luckiest chasers caught on tape –along with historic footage of Ted Fujita.
1068 DVD $19.95 plus S&H |
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Tornado Intercept (52 minutes)
A National Geographic special on the first successful coordinated operation of the Tornado Intercept Vehicle and the Doppler of Wheels, and the people behind the science of storm chasing. Follow Sean Casey as he tries to get just the right shots with his IMAX camera, with the help of Josh Wurman.
1069 DVD $24.95 plus S&H |
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Twister Chasers (50 minutes)
A British take on American storm chasers including Josh Wurman and the DOW, Christopher Weiss, The Twister Sisters and master funnel finder Roger Hill. Astounding video and slightly daft people
1071 DVD $19.95 plus S&H |
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Savage Planet: Deadly Skies (60 minutes)
A global review of what the sky can hurl at us. From asteroid extinctions to meteors punching through a car’s trunk, gigantic hailstones in Sydney, and deadly bolts of lightning striking golfers, gliders and massive space vehicles. Stacy Keach narrates…yes, the sky sometimes is falling.
1073 DVD $19.95 plus S&H |
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Severe Weather: Protect Yourself (30 minutes)
Produced by AMS Member, Alan Sealls, CBM, this program spells out in clear, simple language how to become aware of, prepare for, and react to the threats of flash floods, lightning, damaging winds and tornadoes. An excellent program for public outreach seminars and introductory weather classes.
1046 DVD-R, $24.95 plus S&H |
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Storm Stories 6-DVD set
NNow available in a 6-DVD boxed set, the best of the Weather Channel's acclaimed series, Storm Stories.
The weather is the ultimate drama. In the battle of humans vs. nature, these are the true stories of the survivors: the rescuers who never gave up and the victims who never gave in. First person accounts and stunning footage of weather dramtically impacting the lives of real people. Every survivor has a story - from which must all learn. Full screen, Dolby 5:1 Stereo. Rated G. Special Bounus DVD, "Epic Conditions." Total run time: approximately 10 hours 45 minutes.
DVD 1: "Blown from Her Arms," "Lives Torn Apart," "Allison's Wake," "Shelter from the Storm," "Tornado Terror"
DVD 2: "Gone in an Instant," "After School Twister," "Without Warning," "Left Behind After Floyd," "Laguna Landslide"
DVD 3: "Hurricane Ivan," "Ice Storm," "Weather Dog," "F-5 Tornado," "Black Tie - Black Night"
DVD 4: "Tornado Six Pack," "In the River's Path," "Deafening Sound," "Iowa November Tornado," "When Chuckie Met Ivan"
DVD 5: "New Orleans - Katrina," "Christmas Day Mudslide," "Plainfield Tornado," "Rogue Wave," "Super Outbreak"
DVD 6: "Epic Conditions," "Hawaii Big Wave Surfing"
1075 6-DVD set $19.99 plus S&H |
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Come Hail or High Water (50 minutes)
You have watched storm chaser Tony Laubach on TV as he tracks down plenty of tornadoes, but his specialty seems to be hail. Very, very large hail. Hail smashing out all his car windows. He seems to enjoy this. And he takes some pretty amazing videos with which to share his glee. This is high impact video! (Some adult language....like the things people often say when their front windshield gets bashed out!)
1077 DVD, $19.95 plus S&G |
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Tornado Extravaganza 2009 (75 minutes)
The 2009 tornado season was pretty underwhelming - until the Vortex 2 project was over. Then
the twisters came in droves. Chasers Matt Chatelain, Curtis McDonald, Matt Van Every and Dan Betten.
Some amazing encounters are caught on tape, with debris flying a lot closer than you might wish.
1078 DVD, $19.95 plus S&G |
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