sitting under what he refers to as Gorilla Hail storms. In September 2022, Timmer posted on Twitter that he had abandoned Dominator Fore to the storm surge of Hurricane Ian while tracking the storm at Pine Island, Florida. The car was later found battered, and was no longer drivable, although attempts to fix it are ongoing. Dominator 5 In December 2022, Timmer purchased a 2016 Subaru Forester to replace Dominator Fore. Tornado chasing While chasing storms in 2009 in Aurora, Nebraska, a tornado strengthened while passing over the Dominator and blew out the driver's window. Its exterior Lexan window failed to roll up. Timmer and Chris Chittick suffered lacerations to the face from the flying glass. The incident was documented as part of the Storm Chasers TV series. The day before the Yazoo City tornado of April 24, 2010, Timmer and colleague Joel Taylor got into a heated argument as to whether or not to make the trip. An EF4 tornado went through the town the next morning, and the team helped rescue people from the rubble. Taylor ended up saying that he was glad he committed to the chase as he saved lives. Tornado Chasers Timmer started Tornado Chasers on his website TVNWeather.com. The first two seasons debuted in 2012 and 2013. Season 1 Season 1 included 12 episodes. Few tornadoes struck that year. In one episode, their SUV's windows were shattered by large hail. Season 2 Season 2 had far more tornadoes and footage than season 1. The most notable tornado was the May 31, 2013 El Reno tornado, which killed Tim Samaras. The season showed Timmer enrolling in the KFOR 4WARN Storm Chasing team. Joel Taylor returned for episodes 1 and 2. Jim Cantore and Ginger Zee also appeared. Personal life In December 2015, he married meteorologist Maria Molina at the Masaya Volcano National Park in Nicaragua. They divorced in 2018. On October 4, 2013, Timmer suffered a seizure while storm chasing in Nebraska as part of the KFOR-TV weather team and was rushed to a hospital by his team. According to Reed, it was his second seizure. Timmer was not driving. Timmer has a dog named Gizmo who often accompanies him on chases. See also KFOR-TV References Further reading External links TornadoVideos.Net and TVNweather Facebook Storm chasers Living people University of Oklahoma alumni People from Grand Rapids, Michigan American meteorologists 1980 births