Reed Timmer Bio | Wiki
Reed Timmer is a renowned American meteorologist famously known as the storm chaser. He featured on “Storm Chasers” which was a reality television series that aired on Discovery Channel. Reed also starred in the documentary film Tornado Glory. Additionally, he also featured in the TV series Tornado Chasers after the cancellation of the Discovery Channel show.
Reed Timmer Age
He was born on March 17, 1980, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the United States. Reed is 41 years old.
Reed Timmer Height
He is a man of average stature. Reed stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (approx. 1.72m).
Reed Timmer Family
He was born on March 17, 1980, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the United States of America to his American father Dan Timmer, and mother Susan Tolbert. Reed holds an American nationality and citizenship by birth but belongs to the white ethnicity.
He has not revealed any information concerning his parents’ identity and whether he has any siblings remains unclear at the moment. Details about his family (parents and siblings) are under review and shall be updated soon.
Reed Timmer Wife
Timmer is currently a single man. Previously he was married to his beautiful wife Maria Molina, who worked in the journalism industry and specialized in meteorologist. Maria currently works as an Advanced Study Program postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Prior to her current station, she served as an on-air meteorologist for the Fox News Channel. The two got married in 2015 and divorced three years late. They two never shared any children together.
Reed Timmer Education
Growing up in Grand Rapids Reed graduated from Forest Hills Central High School and later decided to pursue his passion hence he enrolled at the University of Oklahoma. He joined the institution in 1998, studied, graduated, and was awarded his master’s degree in meteorology.
Reed Timmer Tornado Incident
In 2009, in Aurora, Nebraska, when Reed was covering a storm a tornado strengthened while passing over the Dominator. The tornado blew out the driver’s window, Reed and Chris Chittick, who was his partner at the time suffered lacerations to the face from the flying glass. This accident was documented as part of the Storm Chasers TV series.
Reed Timmer Storm Chaser
He began his own web series called Tornado Chasers, which aired on his own website TVNWeather.com. Reed began the series together with his fellow members of his TVN Team. They have launched 2 seasons so far 2012 season, and 2013 season, however, Reed is still unsure whether the series will return at all.
Season 1, consists of 12 episodes. In episode 12 of season 1, Reed and his team ended up having the windows of their SUV shattered by large hail. It can be seen in episode 12 of the season. In Season 2, Reed featured far more tornadoes and footage than season 1, the most recognized tornado occurred on May 31st, 2013 El Reno tornado, which killed Tim Samaras.
Season 2 also features Reed enrolling in the KFOR 4WARN Storm Chasing team. Joel Taylor returned in episodes 1 and 2, but after a fallout with Reed, Joel decided not to return for the rest of the season. Jim Cantore and Ginger Zee were also featured on the show.
Reed Timmer Vehicles | Cars
Apart from his journalism career Reed has designed several Chase cars and named them ” The Dominator”. Dominator 1 was the Chevrolet model 2007, which was modified and was used during the 2008 chasing season the car was debuted a year later that was in 2009. Dominator 2 was a 2011 GMC Yukon XL. In April 2013, Dominator 3 was debuted it was a Ford F-350 crew-cab pickup. Its 16-gauge body was modified with polyethylene Kevlar composite, thick Lexan windows, and gull-wing doors to repel hail.
How Old Is Reed Timmer
He was born to his caring and loving parents on March 17, 1980, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the United States. Therefore, Reed is 41 years old.
Is Reed Timmer Married
Timmer is a divorced man, therefore, he is currently single. Previously, he was married to his beautiful wife Maria Molina, who worked in the journalism industry and specialized in meteorologist.