The Australian Severe Weather Video DVD Shop has the widest range of exciting and professionally edited storm chasing DVDs. The extensive and expanding storm DVD library collection follow our thousands of kilometress of storm adventures putting you in the hot seat as you relax and simply enjoy some stunning and exhilerating footage. The storms in this collection will literally blow you away. Our storm chasing adventures cover trips from Tornado Alley and Australia – you chose the DVD of your liking. Our editing have deliberately excluded any boring footage so that you simply enjoy beginning to end of some of the most exciting footage you will ever see in a lifetime!

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Because storm chasing primarily began in the United States, for reasons to study the behaviour of tornadoes, storm chasers seem to have a relatively high acceptance in the community. In the United States, literally thousands of chasers embark on storm chasing expeditions across Tornado Alley. Anyone from storm enthusiasts to researchers and even storm chasing tour companies who are paid by their tourists in the hope of experiencing a tornado sighting!

Since the 1990s, storm chasing spread to other countries such as Canada and Australia as well as several countries across Europe. Of these, some storm chasers also make their treck across to Tornado Alley in search of supercells and tornadoes. The influence of the movie block buster Twister had its impact across the globe but certainly the internet revolution enhanced the storm chasing movement.

In Australia I would estimate perhaps a hundred or so storm chasers who might venture out during the season. Very few storm chasers existed prior to Twister aired across Australia. The development of Australia Severe Weather website certainly made significant grounds in providing a balanced, positive and quite accurate foundation for storm chasing in Australia.

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In my situation, the early years were virtually 100% expenses. With increased media publicity came more opportunities. At least now storm chases are mostly paid for taking the burden off the thousands of kilometres spent on the road and the rising fuel costs. And of course all of those air fares and accommodation costs whilst overseas. The sales of storm DVDs and video stock footage assisted in making up some of my immense costs. Perhaps the most significant were the sales of the Australian tornado stock footage given it is was a significant event and very unique from up-close.

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Initially, there were few storm chasers – namely David Hoadley and Roger Jenson, both of whom were from North Dakota – an area which is part of Tornado Alley. Both chasers developed a significant archive of photographs and storm chase reports that represented significant beginnings of storm chasing. Neil Ward however began to make use of the Oklahoma highway patrol to relay information for warnings using their communication network.

The "The Tornado Intercept Project" held in 1972 was the first group project to track tornadoes and reporting important scientific data with several tornadoes being intercepted. The NSSL chase teams were able to assist in correlating and confirming specific doppler radar signatures.

In the early 1980’s, Howard Bluestein with creative thinking made significant scientific advances in the methodologies to collect scientific data through the use of doppler radar information. At first, TOTO was developed – a container with hundreds of sensor devices that theoretically be picked up when TOTO was deplyed in the path of the tornado. As creative as it was, TOTO was never successfully deployed  contrary to what was depicted in the movie Twister. The most important development was the portable doppler radar which revolutionised the way the team of researchers were able to obtain scientific data in the near tornado and supercell environment otherwise not possible with the fixed doppler radar nework. In 1995, VORTEX was initiated collating some extremely important data over several seasons including the infamous Alison and Kellerville Tornadoes (see the Vortex tornado observations).

Since the 1990s, the influence of documentaries and also the movie block buster Twister had its impact across the globe in attracting others to storm chase. Certainly the internet revolution enhanced the storm chasing movement. Storm chasing spread to other countries such as Canada and Australia as well as several countries across Europe. Each year, some of these international storm chasers also make their treck across to Tornado Alley in search of supercells and tornadoes.

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National Association of Storm Chasers and Spotters provide a more extensive coverage of the history of storm chasing.

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