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The Dominator fore is a stock vehicle, unlike Timmer's other storm-chasing vehicles, which are heavily fortified trucks. Timmer has said that the Forester is a good choice for certain situations due to its smaller size and maneuverability. This allows him to navigate tight spaces and avoid debris during storms.
On January 23, 2018, Joel Taylor, one of Timmer's friends and the driver of the SRV Dominator vehicles, died from a drug overdose while on a cruise ship in San Juan, Puerto Rico. [49] As a result, Timmer stated that he was "shocked and absolutely devastated by the loss of my incredible, caring friend", while also reporting his death. [ 50 ]
On a recent visit, Timmer showed three modified, armored vehicles: Dominator 1, a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe; Dominator 2, a 2011 GMC Yukon XL (both of which were kept outside for a few years); and ...
Those inside Dominator 3 -- consisting of Brian Allen, Ryan Hall, Sierra Lindsey and Reed Timmer -- spent the night prior to the chase driving to Nebraska and sleeping in the vehicle.
The goal of Reed's small but highly mobile team is to capture "extreme video" as well as scientific data from tornadoes. Timmer's team is known as "Team Dominator" in the show, referring to the name of their own armored chase vehicle, the SRV Dominator. This new season also brought a change to Casey's team, replacing the TIV with the TIV2.
The Dominator - one of the vehicles used and modified by Timmer over the years to chase tornadoes - was front and center for the June 17, 2009, tornado in Aurora, Nebraska.
A new Dominator vehicle, "Dominator 3," joined the fleet and featured the latest vehicle intercept technology. Jim Cantore from The Weather Channel also joined Timmer in the Dominator for some of the bigger tornado events, and Ginger Zee from ABC News joined Timmer's team for the May 20, 2013, Moore tornado event.
Reed Timmer was another one of the storm chasers that came into Rolling Fork after the tornado touched down, also recalling the hectic scene when he and another chaser arrived at the scene.