Moderate Risk Chasing today in OK

Skinner and I are in Waurika, OK just west of Ardmore, waiting for the initiation in our area about to happen within the hour. Moderate Risk with a 15% hatched area for tornadoes, there was no missing out on this opportunity. We will be chasing this throughout the night all the way into Arkansas. To view watches, warnings, and spc risks go to www.spc.noaa.gov Come back for pictures and video in a few days.

Dust Storm Causes 14-Car Pileup On I-70

2 Killed 6 Semitrailers, 8 Cars Involved In Crash

LIMON, Colo. -- Blowing winds, low visibility, and "brownout" conditions are to blame for a massive pileup on Interstate 70 in eastern Colorado that has killed two people.The crash on westbound I-70, 15 miles east of Limon, involves eight passenger cars and six semitrailers, according to the Colorado State Patrol.Several people are injured but the exact number is not known at this time. The crash occurred at 1 p.m. near mile marker 374. Both eastbound and westbound I-70 between Limon and Burlington has been closed due to the crash, the blowing dust and extremely high winds, CDOT said. I-70 is not expected to reopen until well past midnight, CDOT said.

It is cold!

Cut to the Chase Violated

Springfield was violated last night

Manned Aircraft in Atmospheric and Tornado Research

MAATR VIDEO

Aerial Footage by Wayne Meinhard at http://www.convectionconnection.net

Thanks goes out to Dann Cianca for the Narriation, Reed Timmer, Joel Taylor and Sean Casey for their interviews, and Tornadovideos.net for the Tornado Footage.

Storm Chasers Finale

Discovery’s ‘Storm Chasers’ Finale Catches 3.2 Million Viewers

Season Finale Blows Out 1.7 Rating

-- Multichannel News, 12/9/2008 3:05:00 PM

The season finale of Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers clocked a 1.7 rating Sunday night, garnering more than 3.2 million viewers, officials said Tuesday.

The episode ranked as the night's No. 1 show in ad-supported cable primetime for men 18 to 34.
The strong numbers propelled Storm Chasers to the highest Sunday-night telecast on Discovery, in terms of adults 25 to 54 and men 25 to 54 delivery, since July 2007.

The season finale also averaged the highest delivery of men 18 to 34 of any Sunday night telecast on Discovery Channel since Planet Earth.

Storm Chasers has been seen by more than 19.3 million viewers during primetime in the fourth quarter and by more than 11 million adults 25 to 54.

This second season of Storm Chasers has experienced season-on-season delivery gains in all key demos including adults 25 to 54 (up 28%), men 25 to 54 (up 26%), men 18 to 34 (up 44%) and persons two-plus (up 26%).

The series follows teams of storm chasers as they crisscross the Heartland attempting to film and study tornados.

CTTC in the Snow!