Expert storm chasers attempt to get as close to tornadoes as possible while not getting sucked into the storm in Discovery Channel’s new series, In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers. The series premiere sneak peek shows teams of chasers tracking massive tornadoes and trying to outmaneuver their fellow chasers.
The series premieres on Discovery on May 17, 2026, with new episodes airing on Sundays at 10pm ET/PT.
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers follows 12 teams of storm chasers in America’s Tornado Alley. Episodes are filmed without camera crews or producers; all the footage is shot by the teams themselves.
Discovery Channel offers this description of the series premiere:
“In the premiere episode, veteran chasers and a new generation of storm spotters and weather streamers compete for position during one of the season’s most volatile tornado outbreaks. As a photogenic twister approaches the small town of Gary, South Dakota, each chaser angles to get ahead of the storm. But when extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer arrives with his high-tech armored vehicle, called ‘the Dominator,’ an unexpected fender-bender disrupts the chase.
Back on course, the chasers catch up with the fast-moving twister, but as it intensifies to EF-3 strength, it takes a terrifying turn. Realizing the tornado is about to destroy a farmhouse, chasers Brandon Copic and Will Vollman shift from storm chasers to first responders, launching a search-and-rescue mission inside the wreckage with the tornado still in sight.”