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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 ...
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 ...
An early version of the Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV 1). The SRV "Dominator", featured in the Discovery Channel series, Storm Chasers.. Storm Chasers was filmed each year in the central United States (an area known as Tornado Alley due to the frequency and severity of tornadoes occurring there) primarily during late spring and early summer, the time of the most frequent tornado activity ...
The TIV weighs in at 8 short tons (7,300 kg) and holds 60 US gallons (230 L) of fuel. [8] Construction began on TIV2 in September 2007 with help from Great Plains Technology Center in Lawton, Oklahoma [9] after Sean realized he needed to upgrade his vehicle. TIV2 weighs in at 7 short tons (6,400 kg) and is a 4-wheel drive, 3 axle vehicle.
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]
His Royal Majesty, Begha U Tiv, Orchivirigh, Makir Zakpe (or Dzakpe, Zape) was the first Tor Tiv, [1] who ruled from September 19, 1946, to October 11, 1956. [ 2 ] Early life
Date: 1994 and 1995: Location: Tornado Alley: Also known as: Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 1: Outcome: Documented an entire tornado, which, in conjunction with deployment of the NEXRAD system, helped the National Weather Service to provide severe weather warnings with a thirteen-minute lead time, and reduce false alarms by ten percent.
The Dominator is not a TIV. The TIV is a specific vehicle made to film with an IMAX camera. Removing Dominator info. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.166.249.229 05:00, 17 December 2010 (UTC) You will need to provide better justification for removing a large amount of content.