For those of you who haven’t heard, Tornado Glory chasers Reed Timmer and Joel Taylor will be featured in the upcoming season of Storm Chasers on the Discovery Channel! You can check out the continuing adventures of the various crews on their Field Blog site.

Stay tuned to this site and TornadoVideos.net for more exciting developments!

One year ago today, Reed Timmer, Joel Taylor and I were out shooting material for our next chasing documentary. We encountered one of the most intense tornadoes ever captured on film, closing to within 100 yards. This would soon be known as the famous Ellis County, OK tornado that was featured across Youtube and practically every news network. After that hair-raising experience, we called it a day and started driving to Kansas.

As the evening turned into night, we watched an intense storm on radar as it approached Greensburg. Not long after, we received phone calls from fellow chasers who were chasing that storm and had witnessed firsthand the utter devastation.

A storm chaser is always ready to enjoy the experience of seeing a tornado, but he or she can never anticipate the shock, sadness, and helplessness that comes with observing destruction. That one powerful tornado devastated a town and humbled a whole nation.

I know that the Greensburg event has strengthened the resolve of virutally every chaser on the road. As storm chasers, filmmakers, and weather enthusiasts we have an important mission to spread awareness and continue collecting empirical data to aid in research. As we continue this unending, passionate pursuit of nature’s mysteries, let us always remember May 4th, and the people whose lives were changed forever.

-Ken Cole

It’s Canadian chasing season, and June 24th featured some of the best tornado action ever from north of the border. Check out the incredible footage from Tornado Glory chaser Reed Timmer. He’s been interviewed by every Canadian network, most American networks, and even featured on the cover of the Winnipeg Sun.

If you’re in the Norman, OK area, be sure to come to a special screening of Tornado Glory tonight at Dreamer Concepts Studios, 324 E Main St. A variety of artistic exhibits will precede the main showing of Tornado Glory at 8:30pm. Following the movie, the cast and crew will participate in an informal panel discussion with attendees and have some collectible items available in a raffle. Everything’s free of charge. See you there!

On both May 4th and May 5th, Tornado Glory chasers Reed Timmer and Joel Taylor tracked down multiple twisters across the plains. Along with Tornado Glory director Ken Cole, they shot perhaps the best close-up tornado footage in history. Check out the May 4th video:

Also be sure to check out this new footage from just hours ago in SW Kansas:

Reed and Joel are still out chasing in the Plains on Sunday, so check back for updates!

If you happen to be in the Oklahoma City area this weekend, you will be able to visit with Tornado Glory director Ken Cole in a special DVD signing event at the Barnes and Noble on Memorial Road (next to the Quail Springs Mall). Starting at 2pm on Saturday April 28th, Ken Cole will be joining author Nancy Mathis as she presents her book Storm Warning: The Story of a Killer Tornado.

In addition to showing Tornado Glory, both Cole and Mathis will be talking about their experiences and signing copies of their work. If you’re a weather fan, you can’t afford to miss this tornado-themed event! For everyone who can’t make it, we’ll post pictures in the near future.

Here’s the latest video from Tornado Glory chasers Reed and Joel! The first violent tornado struck the town of Tulia, TX on April 21st, sending debris into the air and damaging many structures [Warning: Adult Language]:

While the second batch of smaller tornadoes strolled through the Kansas countryside yesterday :

Yesterday Tornado Glory chasers Reed Timmer and Joel Taylor caught seven distinct tornadoes in the Texas Panhandle. The footage filmed by Reed Timmer and Tornado Glory director Ken Cole is currently being broadcast over all media channels.

Click here to see Reed and Joel being interviewed live on the Today Show - taped this morning!

Storm Season 2007 has officially kicked off with a bang. Tornado Glory chasers Reed and Joel caught three incredible tornadoes in New Mexico on 3/23. The video has been featured on CNN worldwide.

Everyone at Angry Sky Entertainment congratulates the guys on a job well done!

Well, that’s not to say that there won’t a tornado as strong as an F5, it just won’t be called an F5. That’s because there’s a new tornado scale called the “EF” scale - which stands for “Enhanced Fujita” scale.

Dr. Ted Fujita was the scientist who originally came up with the Fujita “F” Scale back in 1971. There were six possible categories, with F0 being the weakest and F5 being the strongest.

So why the new scale? Well, both scales rate tornadoes on how much damage they cause, with an F5 causing total destruction. Over time, scientists have learned that the wind estimates of the scale were too rough and generous - some buildings are built stronger than others, and it doesn’t necessarily take 250 mph winds to destroy a house.

So basically the scale needed to be adjusted and corrected, accounting for many different types of damage. And so we now have the EF Scale!

If you want more info on the EF scale and how tornadoes are now rated, check out this page.

Tornado Glory chasers Reed Timmer and Joel Taylor caught the first-ever EF-4 tornado on Feb. 28th, less than two weeks ago! Check out the video: