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The Tornado Intercept Vehicle 1 (TIV 1) is a heavily modified 1997 Ford F-Series F-Super Duty cab & chassis truck used as a storm chasing platform and built by Sean Casey. [1] This heavily armored vehicle can drive into a weak to relatively strong tornado [citation needed] to film it and take measurements. Work began on the TIV in 2002 and took ...
Dominator 1 was modified from a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe that was used during the 2008 storm chasing season and debuted in the 2009 chase season. The modifications included adding bulletproof sheet metal and transparent Lexan armor to protect against flying debris near tornadoes, and an external roll cage and racing-style safety harnesses in case of a vehicle roll. [3]
Casey created an IMAX film called Tornado Alley about chasing tornadoes and had to build the Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV) and the Tornado Intercept Vehicle 2 (TIV2) to film inside a tornado. [2] Tornado Alley was released worldwide on March 18, 2011. [3] Casey has been named one of the 50 best minds of 2008 by Discover Magazine. [4]
The TIV 1 and TIV 2 are NOT 14 feet tall. They wouldn’t clear the overpasses on the highways without special permits, and specific routing. Neither of those conditions are good for storm chasing. The standard semi is 13’6” tall. The TIVs are not taller, or a tornado would blow them over. 107.127.0.16 18:08, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
This is a list of episodes from the Discovery Channel series, Storm Chasers. Series overview Season Episodes Season premiere Season finale 1 4 October 17, 2007 November 7, 2007 2 8 October 19, 2008 December 7, 2008 3 8 October 18, 2009 November 29, 2009 4 8 October 13, 2010 December 1, 2010 5 8 September 25, 2011 November 10, 2011 Episodes Season 1 (2007) During the 2007 season, which ...
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