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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, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) May 11, 2023 Those inside Dominator 3 -- consisting of Brian Allen, Ryan Hall, Sierra Lindsey and Reed Timmer -- spent the night prior to the chase driving ...
Reed later learned that TWISTEX founder Tim Samaras, his son Paul, and storm chasing partner Carl Young, were fatalities of the El Reno tornado. Dominator 2 sustained engine damage during a storm chase and was parked in a storage lot in Norman, where it sat for many years. In 2022, Timmer made plans to get Dominator 2 back on the road.
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.
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.
— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerAccu) March 25, 2023 Due to Rolling Fork being in a remote area, there were few river crossings for emergency personnel to get to the area.
The hood of Reed Timmer's Dominator 2, a vehicle designed for intercepting tornadoes, was torn off by lines that were down from the tornado. [42] Storm chaser Dan Robinson received injuries after being enveloped within the outskirts of the tornadic circulation.
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 ...