Storm chasing is not for the faint-hearted. It requires a blend of courage, curiosity, and a dash of madness. These brave individuals venture into the heart of the storm to witness Mother Nature ...

I’ve been a meteorologist and storm chaser for years. Public interest in storm chasing has skyrocketed since last year’s debut of “Twisters” — but it’s nothing like the movies, in which predictably ...

A team of scientists is driving into severe storms to study hail. It's one of the nation’s costliest but least-appreciated weather dangers.

When severe weather hits, the KCCI Storm Chasers will be ready to keep you informed, safe, and prepared for severe weather. The Karl Chevrolet Storm chasers are just one way Storm Team 8 stays ...

In 2008, he starred in the second season of “Storm Chasers,” a reality television show on Discovery. Over four seasons, Timmer grew more comfortable onscreen, and more ambitious in his chases.

Storm chasing, for Walton and Alsayegh, is an ideal vehicle to get women involved in STEM and to engage anyone in climate issues. Twisters are usually accompanied or preceded by severe ...

For the storm chasers, the payoff isn't just the data. It's also the natural beauty. Illenden’s team, for example, collected a three-inch (81 millimeter) hailstone that looked like a rose.

However, storm chasing can be “a lot,” Shelton said, as storm chasers have to think about target areas, how to stay safe, possible exit routes and what will happen the following day.

Every storm chaser has been looking forward to seeing the movie “Twisters,” a loose follow-up to the box-office smash “Twister” from 1996. Every storm chaser including me.

As wild weather has ripped across the U.S. over the past week, one storm chaser took a direct hit from a tornado in Alabama on Tuesday.. Storm chaser Reed Timmer posted a video of the tornado to ...