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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]
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 ...
He chased his first tornadoes inside the Dominator 3 near Shawnee, Oklahoma in May that year. [41] Additionally, in 2013, he became a storm chaser for KFOR-TV's 4WARN Storm Team, with his SRV Dominator 2 as 4WARN Dominator 4. [42] In 2015, Timmer chased an EF2 tornado, with his mother, as part of a Mother's Day gift. [43]
In between seasons three and four of Storm Chasers, TIV 2 also appeared in an episode of another Discovery Channel series, Mythbusters, wherein both the TIV 2 and the SRV Dominator vehicle operated by Reed Timmer of TornadoVideos.Net Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine were tested to determine their endurance to storm-force winds by ...
Celebrity storm chaser Reed Timmer: Chasing attracts crowds Reed Timmer has room for his three Dominator storm chasing vehicles in his new space. "We heard about that little ruckus out there ...
Reed Timmer has room for his three Dominator storm chasing vehicles in his new space in Oklahoma, pictured Jan 19. Startling. After that, the photo was taken down and replaced with an interior ...
That storm threw them two hundred yards off U.S. Route 81. The SUV was destroyed afterward. [clarification needed] Bettes and his crew were later found and rescued by Reed Timmer and his SRV Dominator crew who were chasing for KFOR-TV Channel 4 in Oklahoma City with their storm chasers when they came upon the wrecked Great Tornado Hunt SUV. [6]
The tornado touched down on top of Timmer's chase vehicle at the time, called Dominator 3. Winds of 80-100 mph in the tornado's rear inflow jet pelted the duo, covering Timmer from head to toe in ...