Alabama tornado: Storm chaser Reed Timmer caught in massive twister, miraculously survives
Timmer, who has made a career out of chasing and documenting tornadoes, was near Athens when the massive twister touched down. In a heart-pounding video, he 'zero-metered' the tornado with a Doppler radar or a similar device used to measure wind speeds and other data inside a tornado.
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The winds roared, debris flew, and for a few tense seconds, the scene was total chaos. Timmer's team can be heard shouting, panicking, and, lastly, enjoying themselves as they somehow survived the twister.
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