Storm Stories
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| Storm Stories | |
|---|---|
| Format | Documentary/Drama |
| Starring | Jim Cantore |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 67 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | The Weather Channel |
| Original run | January 6, 2003 – present |
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| TV.com summary | |
Storm Stories is a non-fiction TV series aired on The Weather Channel and Zone Reality hosted by it shows many ways a person called the meteorologist and Storm-Tracker Jim Cantore. Storm Stories showcases various types of severe weather, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards. The show is currently airing from 2:00PM (Eastern Standard Time) to 3:00PM (EST). Each episode features a famous severe storm and has survivors sharing their experience during the storm. The program also features real footage of the storm, but typically a re-enactment will be used because no footage is available. The videos would often play while the survivors offer their account of what is being shown. Often, TWC will air a special week dedicated to one specific type of storm.
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[edit] Side Shows
- Aside from the normal series, there is also a series known as Animal Storm Stories which features storms affecting the well-being of animals
- Also, aside from the normal series, A weekly series known as Coast Guard Storm Stories premiered on January 15, 2006. This series details the United States Coast Guard and their work during natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina.
[edit] History
TWC formerly displayed "Local On The 8s", during the show. Currently, an L-bar similar to Weatherscan's appears giving local information to viewers. However, this is only for IntelliStar systems. Any other system uses a Satellite L-Bar that gives forecasts for major cites.
In some episodes, the old TWC logo (1996-2005) was used during the question at the end, which is most difficult to stretch the current TWC logo on the black bar of Weather Star XL or IntelliStar, and after the credits, they used the old 2003 graphic of The Weather Channel logo before the short 1 minute flavor (either D or E) local forecast begins. This graphic was removed late in the run.
Some of the episodes included aircraft crashes caused by weather including Air France Flight 358, American Airlines Flight 1420 and Usair Flight 1016.
In Mid-2007, Storm Stories got a brand new look on its intro; also, the new episodes now contain computer animated graphics showing the weather situation, and the ending question has also changed its format. In October 2007, the channel moved the show to 2-3 p.m. ET.
[edit] Special "Weeks" of Storm Stories
[edit] Tornado Week
A week about tornado stories; such as the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak and 1998 Nashville tornado outbreak.
[edit] Heroes of the Storm
7 days about everyday people and how they saved lifes during nature at its worst.
[edit] Hurricane Week
7 days of dangerous or deadly hurricanes from Andrew to Ivan, also including typhoons and a tropical storm
[edit] The Christmas Tree Ship
A holiday storm story made for all ages talking about how people survived a November blizzard on Lake Michigan and how they kept the spirit of Christmas.
