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Video: Storm Chaser’s Vehicle Takes Direct Hit From Tornado
As wild weather has ripped across the U.S. over the past week, one storm chaser took a direct hit from a tornado in Alabama on Tuesday. Storm chaser Reed Timmer posted a video of the tornado to social media and his…
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About Reed Timmer
Reed Timmer 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. After presenting weather forecasts at his high school, he began studying meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, completing his PhD in 2015.
Everything about Reed Timmer →- Occupation
- meteorologist, storm chaser
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 17, 1980, 1980