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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]
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 ...
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 ...
Reed Timmer (born March 17, 1980) is an American meteorologist and storm chaser.Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he took an interest in science, including weather, at a young age, before experiencing severe weather, including a hailstorm at age 13.
Reed Timmer has room for his three Dominator storm chasing vehicles in his new space, pictured Jan. 19. For his part, "extreme meteorologist" Timmer said he's never been confronted by an angry ...
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.
As the Dominator 3 approached the tornado, video captured by Timmer showed the roaring size of the tornado along the Nebraska Sandhills. Storm Chaser Jordan Hall was in the vehicle with Timmer as ...
The TWISTEX crew and the vehicles on equipped with mobile mesonets. TWISTEX (a backronym for Tactical Weather-Instrumented Sampling in/near Tornadoes Experiment) was a tornado research experiment that was founded and led by Tim Samaras of Bennett, Colorado, US, that ended in the deaths of three researchers in the 2013 El Reno tornado.