In This Episode
Our Guests
Bill Ford and Mike Prendergast of Storm Warriors
Bill Ford has been tracking down tornadoes and helping with disaster relief for three decades. After witnessing the aftermath of the 1999 Moore Oklahoma tornado, Bill has been stopping and giving assistance to those affected by storms. He was involved in the recovery from Rita, Katrina, and Sandy hurricanes as well as many tornado aftermaths in Texas and Oklahoma.
Bill believes, “No one should ever die from a tornado.” He helps bring advanced warning to communities by providing ‘ground truth’ to the National Weather Service and other news media. Bill has also been a part of helping train volunteer fire fighters, county sheriff and community leaders on how to give advanced warning. In addition, helping family’s community organizations and schools take responsibility through awareness and education through their “Know Where To Go” campaign.
Born and bred in Texas, Mike Prendergast first gained a fascination with all things extreme weather when he experienced the power of a Category 3 Hurricane Alicia in 1983 as the eye wall passed over his childhood home. He has been enamored with weather ever since and in particular tornadoes.
His heart for serving others spills over into storm chasing. While he enjoys seeing the power of the storm, he hates to see communities get ravaged. After years of asking God why he has this fascination with something that causes so much pain and destruction, He has shown Mike the good in being able to warn others of the impending storm, assist those that need it most and help restore those communities affected.
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Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
ROBLOX Twisted Creators Will & Siri (218)
STORMS in video and sports games with Marc Remillard and Kevin Kloesel (Vintage 23)
Back-To-School with Weather Phenoms Alina Cooper & Alvin Kamau (217)
Severe STORM Forecasting with the Tornado Trackers and Andrew Blum (Vintage 22)
Virtual STORM CHASING with Adam Skinner (216)
TROPICAL STORM Outbreak Contributors Vince Waelti and Dr. Jay Hobgood (Vintage 21)
TORNADO and GHOST Hunting with Cam Crosby (215)
Vintage TORNADO Directors Lindsay Gossling & Jamie Winterstern (20)
TWISTERS Movie Reaction Show with Rick Smith and Conner Tune (214)
Record Greenfield TORNADO with Josh Wurman and Karen Kosiba (213)
STORM-net TORNADO Forecasting with Andrew Brady (212)
Vintage WeatherBrains with Rick Smith and Bill Murray (19)
STORM CHASING Week Stories with Daniel Shaw and Vince Waelti (211)
Vintage HURRICANES with Jim Cantore and Josh Morgerman (18)
OUTBRK STORM CHASING Game with Daigle-Carignan and Remillard (210)
Vintage Houston STORMS with Jeff Piotrowski and Matt Lanza (17)
Building the ACCUWEATHER Empire with Dr. Joel Myers (209)
Vintage STORM CHASER of the Year Melanie Metz and Jim Tang (16)
WEATHER Hot Topics Call-In Show (208)
Vintage STORM Reporting with Greg Forbes and Rob Marciano (15)
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