Reed Timmer
Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, Reed Timmer is an American meteorologist and storm chaser who previously worked for KFOR-TV’s 4WARN Storm Team.
He graduated with a Ph.D. in Meteorology from OU in the spring of 2015.
Reed Timmer Age
Timmer was born on March 17, 1980. He is 40 years old as of 2020.
Reed Timmer Family
Timmer has not yet shared any information about his parents or siblings. This information will be provided as soon as it is available.
Reed Timmer Wife
Timmer was married to a fellow meteorologist Maria Molina. Maria works as an n Advanced Study Program (ASP) postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. She previously worked as an on-air meteorologist for the Fox News Channel.
Timmer and Molina got married in 2015 and divorced in 2018.
Reed Timmer Career
Timmer’s interest in weather began when he was young. This was after he experienced a severe thunderstorm that reportedly dropped golfball-sized hail in his yard.
While studying meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, Timmer filmed his first tornado in 1998. He also began following severe weather with his TornadoVideos.net team in their vehicle, the SRV Dominator.
Timmer was featured in an interview on a bonus feature for the Into the Storm Blu-ray and also appeared in a 2004 episode of Nova.
He previously worked as a storm chaser for KFOR-TV’s 4WARN Storm Team, with his SRV Dominator 2 as 4WARN Dominator 4. However, in 2019, he left AccuWeather to become a content creator for weather forecasts and storm chasing.
He started Tornado Chasers on his website TVNWeather.com where the first two seasons debuted in 2012 and 2013. Season 1 had 12 episodes. Only a few tornadoes happened that year.
However, season two had way many tornadoes than season 1 and one of the most notable ones was the May 31, 2013 El Reno tornado, which killed Tim Samaras.
Reed Timmer Tornado Incident
In 2009, while chasing storms in Aurora, Nebraska, a tornado strengthened while passing over the Dominator. It blew out the driver’s window and its exterior Lexan window failed to roll up.
Timmer and his partner Chris Chittick suffered lacerations to the face from the flying glass. This incident was documented as part of the Storm Chasers TV series.
Reed Timmer Net Worth
Timmer has an estimated net worth of around $500,000.A
