Storm Riders (TV series)

Storm Riders
Starring	Simon Brewer Juston Drake
Narrated by	Carl Bishop
Theme music composer	David Varga
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	32
Production
Executive producers	Benjamin Page Knute Wlaker Keith May
Producers	Erin McGarry Teri Lemon
Cinematography	Erin McGarry
Editor	Collin Dow
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Peacock Productions The Weather Channel
Original release
Network	The Weather Channel
Release	December 13, 2009 (2009-12-13) – April 30, 2013 (2013-04-30)

Storm Riders is a reality television series following two meteorologists as they travel across the Great Plains and East Coast of the United States in search of thunderstorms, tornadoes, and other severe weather. Storm Riders was aired on The Weather Channel, and it was included on the channel's Tornado Week programming.

Premise

Simon Brewer and Juston Drake, two young meteorologists and the titular "Storm Riders," travel the United States in the pursuit of recording severe weather, while working as a "bare-bones operation" with limited technology.

Cast

Simon Brewer

A meteorologist and storm chaser from Norman, Oklahoma, Simon received his degree in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma in 2008. He chases and documents extreme weather phenomena. Over the course of his career, he has observed numerous tornadoes, hurricanes, tropical storms, winter storms, and supercells. Simon recorded the 2004 Hallam tornado, which holds the record for the second-widest diameter of a tornado in history. He has intercepted three major hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina.

Juston Drake

Justin is a meteorologist and storm chaser from Topeka, Kansas. His interest in weather arose from listening to his mother's stories of when an F5 tornado destroyed her home. He began storm chasing in 2006, and has witnesses tornadoes, supercells, and hurricanes. His degree in meteorology allows him to collect data and document storms.

Seasons

Season 1 (2009-11)

Ep #	Total	Title	Airdate
1	1	"Pilot"	December 13, 2009 (2009-12-13)
Meteorologists, Simon Brewer and Juston Drake, follow bad weather across the United States.
2	2	"Aurora Tornadoes"	April 3, 2010 (2010-04-03)
In the series opener, Juston and Simon tracks tornadoes and other severe storms using technology and their instincts.
3	3	"Jacksboro Tornado"	April 3, 2010 (2010-04-03)
The meteorologists chase a tornado in Jacksboro, Texas.
4	4	"Hurricane Bill"	July 5, 2010 (2010-07-05)
Simon and Juston track Hurricane Bill.
5	5	"Campo, CO Tornado"	September 11, 2010 (2010-09-11)
A gale in Colorado surprises the storm chasers.
6	6	"Lightning Strikes in the Heart of Texas"	September 18, 2010 (2010-09-18)
The team dodges a lighting storm in Texas.
7	7	"Wyoming Tornado"	September 25, 2010 (2010-09-25)
Simon and Juston follow tornadoes to Wyoming.
8	8	"Night Chasing in Minnesota"	October 2, 2010 (2010-10-02)
The team chases tornadoes at night, and the dangers of doing so are spotlighted.
9	9	"Danger in Nebraska"	February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
The crew encounters a frightening situation in Nebraska.

Season 2 (2011)

Ep #	Total	Title	Airdate
1	10	"Ice Storm"	February 17, 2011 (2011-02-17)
In Oklahoma, a storm throws freezing rain, sleet, and snow at Simon and Juston.
2	11	"Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak"	February 24, 2009 (2009-02-24)
The meteorologists track a tornado outbreak of three tornadoes through Oklahoma.
3	12	"Minnesota Tornado Outbreak"	March 3, 2011 (2011-03-03)
Tornadoes break out in Minnesota.
4	13	"Oklahoma Tornado Night Chase"	March 10, 2011 (2011-03-10)
Nighttime tornado detection proves difficult for the team.
5	14	"G Meets the Storm Riders"	March 17, 2011 (2011-03-17)
Dr. Greg Forbes, a severe weather expert, joins the Storm Riders on a chase.
6	15	"Colorado Tornado"	March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24)
The team chase tornadoes in Colorado.
7	16	"Texas Tornadoes"	March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24)
Within three hours, the team chases five storms.

Season 3 (2011-12)

Ep #	Total	Title	Airdate
1	17	"Mapleton, IA Tornadoes"	August 1, 2011 (2011-08-01)
The Storm Riders follow tornado activity to Mapleton, IA.
2	18	"NE Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak (and Joplin Tornado)"	August 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
Multiple tornadoes arrive in Oklahoma, and Joplin, MO is devastated by a severe tornado.
3	19	"Tuscaloosa Tornado"	September 27, 2011 (2011-09-27)
Juston and Simon chase the 2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado in Tuscaloosa, AL.
4	20	"Central Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak"	October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)
Simon is concerned about a tornado heading for his hometown.
5	21	"TX/WI Tornadoes"	October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
The Storm Riders encounter a multiple-vortex tornado.
6	22	"SE Oklahoma Tornadoes"	October 24, 2011 (2011-10-24)
Simon and Juston chase to a tornado in southeast Oklahoma.
7	23	"Dupree, SD Tornadoes"	October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)
The team is trapped by a slow-moving flood in South Dakota.
8	24	"KS/IL/NE Coldcore Tornadoes"	November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)
The team tracks tornadoes through Kansas, Illinois, and Nebraska
9	25	"KS/OK Tornadoes"	November 15, 2011 (2011-11-15)
A multi-vortex tornado moves through Kansas and Oklahoma.
10	26	"Hurricane Irene"	March 26, 2012 (2012-03-26)
The Storm Riders track Hurricane Irene on the US's East Coast. They decide to travel into the eye of the storm.

Season 4 (2011-12)

Ep #	Total	Title	Airdate
1	27	"Massive Hail"	March 30, 2013 (2013-03-30)
Hail pummels the team and they witness a supercell storm. One of them chases and nearly gets hit by a tornado in Indiana.
2	28	"Twisters Snake Across the Sky"	March 30, 2013 (2013-03-30)
The Storm Riders chase two tornadoes in Oklahoma, where destructive hail slows down the pursuit.
3	29	"Tornadoes Hit Close to Home"	March 30, 2013 (2013-03-30)
A rain-wrapped tornado hits Norman, OK. A second arrives in Hobart, OK. Two simultaneous tornadoes, which is a rare weather event, are tracked.

External links

• Stormgasm