The Best TV Shows on The Weather Channel

Coast Guard Alaska is an American reality documentary television series on The Weather Channel that premiered on November 9, 2011.The series follows members of the United States Coast Guard stationed in Kodiak, Alaska on the job.

Small town Americana has been haunted for hundreds of years by monsters that weather created and folklore fostered.

True stories of various people who found themselves in situations in the wild that tried their abilities to survive. Survival expert Creek Stewart hosts and gives tips and training on survival skills.

Like it or not, people face life-or-death situations all the time. Potential survival in such scenarios can increase if someone knows what to do in certain situations. This hourlong show features experts that debate what to do in dire situations. Whether being caught in a mudslide, near a sinkhole or in the path of a tornado, the panel offers ideas that could help increase the chances of survival in worst-case scenarios.

For thousands of years, man lived wild. He made fire, built shelter, and hunted food with his own two hands...but as he got smarter, his waist got bigger. Now, it’s time to get guys off of the couch and into the weather on TWC's "Fat Guys in the Woods."

A reality show following a family-owned mining company drilling for jade in the B.C., Canada.

From bad weather ruining weddings to vacations from hell, "Weather Gone Viral" uses video clips and interviews to demonstrate how meteorological moments around the world affect people in their every day lives. These unbelievable, and often funny, clips will include commentary from our meteorologists, interviews, and graphics that will keep viewers on their toes.

Storm Stories is a non-fiction television series aired on The Weather Channel and Zone Reality hosted and narrated by meteorologist and Storm-Tracker Jim Cantore. Storm Stories showcases various types of severe weather, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards. Each episode features a famous severe storm and had survivors sharing their experience during the storm. The program also featured real footage of the storm, but typically a re-enactment would 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 would air a special week dedicated to one specific type of storm.

Computer graphics, visual analogies and a recurring cast of expert scientists combine to reveal new aspects of the world you think you know, from canyons of gravity that warp space and time to rain triggered by cosmic rays.

Prospectors follows a group of miners searching for the rarest gems in order to strike it rich. They risk life and limb daily as they face extreme climates, weather and other perilous conditions in every step of their pursuit.

A journey through the eyes of adventure traveler and marine biologist Mike Corey as he explores oceans, swamps, mountains and deserts. Weather and the environment shape each location and the lifestyles of people who live there. Mike explores incredible destinations and shows viewers how to experience them in an off-the-beaten-path style.

It Could Happen Tomorrow is a television series that premiered on January 15, 2006 on The Weather Channel. It explores the possibilities of various weather and other natural phenomena severely damaging or destroying America's cities. This includes: a Category 3 hurricane hitting New York City, an F4 tornado destroying Washington, D.C., dormant volcano Mount Rainier re-activating and destroying towns in the surrounding valleys, a tsunami flooding the Pacific Northwest coast, an intraplate earthquake impacting Memphis, Tennessee, wildfires spreading into the heart of San Diego, a huge earthquake leveling San Francisco, a flash flood in Boulder, Colorado, and a flood in Sacramento. Newer episodes that were aired included an earthquake in Las Vegas, an F5 tornado ripping its way through Chicago and Dallas, and more.

When Weather Changed History is a high-definition television series from The Weather Channel. It chronicles major events in history and the effect weather had on them.

Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it," according to a popular saying often attributed to Mark Twain. That may have been true but not so much now, because there are people trying to do something about the weather. This docuseries, hosted by former science writer John Rennie, looks at the work of scientists trying to develop ways to prevent, weaken or redirect dangerous weather and geological phenomena, like tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Each episode follows Rennie as he conducts a series of experiments to figure out how, potentially, to manipulate the Earth -- and whether it would help or harm mankind or the planet. Assisting Rennie are science blogger Cara Santa Maria and science comedian Brian Malow -- yes, he's a science comedian -- who talk the host through the plausibility of each scenario.

The water darkens and a voice in your ear is telling you to come up. Oxygen is low but one more fish and one more minute means one more meal. Thunder rumbles the current and changing weather becomes the most immediate danger. Sharks and a low oxygen tank seem like an afterthought as one diver rushes to reach the surface, to rejoin his crew. This is "Catching Hell".

Survival expert Creek Stewart presents true stories of people who suddenly find themselves in a life-and-death battle with the elements, and demonstrates the skills needed to survive these life-threatening situations.

Epic Conditions is a non-fiction television series shown on The Weather Channel that premiered on Sunday, March 4, 2007. The show's main emphasis to show viewers about how weather can affect athletic and sports events. Epic Conditions and WeatherVentures launched as The Weather Channel's first HD programs on Monday, October 1, 2007 - HD studio shows would not start until eight months later.

Follows families whose lives have been devastated by severe weather and natural disasters, and helps them rebuild stronger than before.

SEARCH PARTY WITH BRANDON JORDAN follows Brandon Jordan across the country searching for items lost underwater in hopes to return them to their owners. Each one-hour episode of the series starts with Brandon and his crew polling their social media followers to crowdsource leads for locating lost items believed to be hiding below the surface. Brandon dives into oceans, lakes, rivers, and canals where he is challenged by weather, wildlife, and water conditions in his expedition to find items that were once someone's prized possession.