The Weather Files

Hunt for killer tornadoes and learn why scientists think early detection is critical Meet a husbandandwife storm team in a town thats been destroyed by a twister then follow a meteorologist who was chased by a twister

Hear chilling tales of survival and find out why rapid severe mercury drops happen Meet a hydro worker trapped on a pole by an arctic blast a pilot stranded in an Antarctic whiteout and a snowplow driver stuck overnight in a blizzard

Learn the science behind strange meteorological events Hear eyewitness accounts from a hiker nearly taken down by a sudden gale an explorer burned by volcanic acid rain and a quickthinking bank manager who saved his staff from twin tornadoes

A veteran tornado chaser is stuck on a dead end street with no way out; stuck in their truck, husband and wife storm chasers are almost sucked into the eye of the storm; an extreme explorer experiences a near miss with death as his vehicle gets smashed.

Study the science of fire and wind and see how they create their own weather Chase wildfires with a reporter and a photojournalist who both got trapped behind walls of flames then find out how kayakers escaped a lake surrounded by a forest fire

Experience a hurricanes pounding rain and violent gusts and discover how science is getting better at early detection and safety measures Hear how a competitive fisherman a storm chaser and an extreme explorer have ridden out nasty tempests

What do you do when theres nowhere to run and nowhere to hide An outdoorsman is trapped on a mountain after a disastrous avalanche in Mexico a hurricane chaser is trapped under a hotel lobby desk as a typhoon destroys the hotel a fishing couple is trapped on their boat in the middle of the ocean pounded by waves outside of Florida

Youre flying high on a wing and a prayer When weather affects an airplane it is one bumpy flight A flight attendant on his first day on the job experiences three types of turbulence all at the same time a pilot fears for his life as he travels 500 precarious miles between low clouds and high trees a flight attendant suffers severe unforeseen clear turbulence en route to Mexico