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Written by Heidi Farrar   
Wednesday, 27 October 2010 17:14
Be sure to check out Storm Chasers tonight at 10:00 eastern on Discovery! Among other things, this episode features high risk days in Arkansas, one of which was a bit of a surprise, late-developing outbreak (April 30) while the other (May 1) was almost a total bust. April 30 saw several strong, damaging tornadoes in the Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri into Arkansas. Reed and crew intercepted at least two tornadoes near Clinton, AR under less than ideal conditions! The next day was also a high risk, and is what I like to refer to as one of the biggest outbreaks of non-tornadic supercell of all time!  Supercells literally covered the southern and central part of Arkansas at one point during the late afternoon, but tornadoes were very limited due in part to less than favorable low-level wind shear -- obviously a very fortunate turn of events for residents, given the otherwise dangerously volatile environment. To be sure, there were several strong tornadoes that day, but not in the area where forecast models had suggested would have the most potential.  Parts of northern Mississippi, west Tennessee and western Kentucky were especially hard hit that evening. Feel free to post your thoughts on tonight's episode in the comments section, and check out the video from April 30, above!
 
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0 #1 gasorg 2010-10-27 11:24
Oh, dear, looks like Reed is wearing shorts and flip-flops again. :-*
 
 
0 #2 smalltexan 2010-10-27 14:27
Im sitting here watching it and Its an awesome episode but theres to much drama!!! Hope everything will turn out to be ok. Reed good luck with your girlfriend!
 
 
-3 #3 KCNavyPilot 2010-10-27 14:43
Good episode so far! I wonder how much you guys got paid for the Bud Light commercial...its pretty good Haha. Reed...Ginger is smokin!
 
 
+4 #4 darkcarnival 2010-10-27 15:00
While the team was watching the "Clinton" Tornado, it is ironic that the view to the west there at that very spot is enhanced due to the Feb 5th 2008 F4 Tornado that took down most of the tree line and crossed Highway 65 on a north east path.
(I live in Clinton)
Keep up the good work!
 
 
0 #5 geodegirl 2010-10-27 16:34
I forgot to DVR this episode because I was at work. Does Discovery channel repeat each episode?
 
 
+5 #6 starcsc22 2010-10-27 17:50
Is it just me or does Reed and Joel wear the exact same thing in every episode? I didn't notice it last year, but it seems like Reed always has a light blue shirt and Joel always has his red OU shirt. Just wanted to know if I was imagining things or not...
 
 
+8 #7 jviehe 2010-10-28 00:30
Average episode. No action, too much drama. Why didnt Chris get in a chase vehicle? Ginger should have brought a friend for him.

Oh and hilarious to see Sean shooting himself in the foot again, missing tornadoes again. He should just let Reed drive the TIV.
 
 
0 #8 KCNavyPilot 2010-10-28 01:56
To the previous poster...Matt operates in the TIV, Reed is in the dominator. Remember, Sean and Reed don't really get along...seems like Sean isn't really getting along with anyone this season. If Reed and Sean teamed up, theyd be unstoppable!

I'm just surprised if Ginger is Reed's gf, why wouldn't he just kiss her instead of hug her after the successful chase...Reed, man up! Lol.
 
 
+13 #9 pdmossify 2010-10-28 02:09
Man up? Please...If the show is going in that direction I'm sure I can find something else to watch.
Big fan of the show...didn't like Reed and Chris breaking the TVN effort...booting Chris out was not cool...sorry...really disappointed in this episode
 
 
+5 #10 sun09 2010-10-28 04:49
Saw the show, it was good, but nothin exciting didn't see any tornadoes, on that episode, well maybe I saw a couple, but nothing touched down. I am like Reed in a way since I started to watch the show I think that I should see tornadoes on every episode. I like Ginger, but leave her in the studio, and Bring Chris back. That's where the 3 of them, Reed, Joel & Chris belong :-)
 
 
-2 #11 sun09 2010-10-28 04:55
If Reed is going to let her ride with them, maybe he should put a 4th seat in the Dominator. Did Ginger ever end up vommiting after that wild ride. Tell her to contact me, I have a solution to her NAUSIATING problem. I to have a problem with motion sickness. :cry:
 
 
-3 #12 chrisbray 2010-10-28 06:03
Ginger: I'd like to call in a tornado.

911 operator: Is this for carry out or delivery?
 
 
-5 #13 bmoon 2010-10-28 06:55
no one say anything negative though or else they will delete it right away,pathetic,only happy things and rainbows,reed looked pathetic on this episode,quick delete it!
 
 
-8 #14 Cougar69 2010-10-28 07:15
@pdmossify...I think Ginger has already done more driving than Chris. All she needs to do is handle the camera then she would be more worthwhile in the TVN team than Chris.

@KCNavyPilot...your comment to jviehe made me laugh as you virtually said the same thing....hands down...Reed is the best tornado forecaster there is in storm chasers.

I'd like to see a Ladies only team of storm chasers maybe in a Pinkinator vehicle as the male egos are a bit annoying at times. Seans is the worst!
 
 
+4 #15 gasorg 2010-10-28 07:23
Quoting bmoon:
no one say anything negative though or else they will delete it right away,pathetic,only happy things and rainbows,reed looked pathetic on this episode,quick delete it!


If you know the content of your post is going to get it deleted, why do you bother posting it?
 
 
0 #16 ou1954 2010-10-31 17:05
Too bad that Discovery has to inject so much artificial conflict inti their shows, not just Storm Chasers but American Choppers, etc. Also, whomever puts together some of their shows still doesn't know the difference between force and pressure or Knots[ they often say things like "Knots per hour".
 
 
0 #17 ou1954 2010-10-31 17:07
Sorry, I can spell.
 
 
-3 #18 Neilzz 2010-10-31 22:33
Clicking on the link in Heidis description for the SPC reports of May 1st I see 42 Tornado reports along with 3 fatalities. How can you refer to this as an almost total bust and the biggest outbreaks of non-tornadic supercell of all time ?

I was chasing that day in Arkansas and we didnt see any tornadoes either, and we were on the same cell near Stuttgart, just not that close as Reed and his chick.
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1182201415531&set=a.1182201375530.22207.1843090749

I suppose most of the tornadoes came later in the night, we were in a hotel just on the west side of Memphis, and we heard of many cells which were highly active long after midnight. Those must have been the ones causing fatalities...
 
 
0 #19 gasorg 2010-11-01 00:16
Well, if you didn't see any naders it's still a bust, no many how many of them touch down on a given day.
 
 
-1 #20 Neilzz 2010-11-01 02:53
Sure it was a bust, but what I meant is that there were a lot of tornadoes, just most of them at night when Reed had better things to do :lol:
 

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