Reed Timmer Biography

Reed Timmer is an American meteorologist as well as a self-described “extreme” storm chaser. He starred on Discovery Channel’s reality television series Storm Chasers. Moreover, he previously starred in the documentary film Tornado Glory. 

Timmer also appeared in TV series Tornado Chasers after the cancellation of the Discovery Channel show. He is married to a meteorologist Maria Мolina. 

What Is The Net worth Of Reed Timmer In 2019? Income, Salary

Reed Timmer earns a decent sum of money from his career as a meteorologist and a storm chaser. To date, he has appeared in a few tv series and documentary such as Tornado Glory and Storm Chasers.

As of 2019, the net worth of Timmer is estimated to be around $250 thousand. Likewise, his wife Maria Molina is also a meteorologist and her net worth as of now is $2 million. The couple owns a dog of poodle breed worth $1000 – $1500. 

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Currently, Timmer and his spouse are living a lavish life relishing their hefty net worth. They frequently visit different places on vacation. 

How Is The Married Life Of Reed Timmer With His Spouse? Relationships, Affairs, Wedding

Regarding his personal life, Reed Timmer is a married man. Timmer is married to Maria Molina, a meteorologist who previously worked for Fox News Channel. The duo tied the knot in 2015. 

CAPTION: Reed Timmer and Maria Molina on their wedding
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Timmer and his spouse, Maria are still together since their wedding. Although the duo is already married, they do not have children from their marital relationship. Further, none of them have mentioned the plans of welcoming kids to their family. 

CAPTION: Reed Timmer and his wife Maria Molina
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 The husband and wife are living a blissful life with no signs of divorce and affairs. Besides this, Timmer previously dated Jene Young, a former meteorologist of WKRG. Moreover, he also dated Ginger Zee of ABC’s Good Morning America, a former Emmy-winning weathercaster for NBC 5 in Chicago. 

When Was Reed Timmer Born? Early Life and Education

Reed Timmer was born on 17th March 1980 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. He was born to a teacher mother Gracie Timmer and his father Dave Timmer, a small shop owner. Although the family was small and so were the income, they still had a good life. Reed is an American citizen by birth and follows Christianity as his religion. He belongs to white ethnicity.

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Timmer had a keen interest in the change in weather and was very fascinated by storms. He was studying in his school days, when once a huge storm came by and dropped a big snowball out front his house, in the garden.

After graduating from school, Reed had to work for some time, and he chose to work for a radio company. He was especially focused on the news feed they gave. Then Timmer thought about studying meteorology and was enrolled in the University of Oklahoma, in the year 1997.

Reed Timmer Career As A Storm Chaser

A big fan of storms and tornados, Reed Timmer filmed his first Tornado in the May 1998, which was a huge F5 tornado. After he completed his Bachelors level, Timmer thought about doing his Master’s in the same institute. After completing that, Reed was reported to be doing his Ph.D. in the same filed and same university in 2007.

After he completed his studies, Reed began his career by filming more tornados. Known as the “Storm Chaser”, he has been all over North America, from Canadian seas to Mexican lands and has captured more than 200 tornados and storms.

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When asked about his childhood encounter with the big snowball, he said in an interview “Of course that is where all this started from. Ann yeah, I try not to get caught in them. It’d break my camera, again”.

The Tornado Chasers Show

After capturing enough tornadoes, Reed finally integrated the footages in a web hosted site which TornadoVideos. Here, you can view the tornadoes and storms that Reed has captured and encountered. His TV show Tornado Chasers is also very popular in the network and has made him popular in other parts of the world.

In the 1st season of the show, Timmer was following a TVN tornado (300 pounders) which was moving towards the state of Kansas. In that chase, Reed captured an HD footage of the storm, from the inside of its circulation.

YouTube: Dominator 3 intercepting massive violent wedge tornado! 

A death-defying act, people were shocked when they saw the footages. Later, he made the task even harder and challenging by developing such a vehicle that could follow the tornado from up close. His new ride TVN Dominator is a well-equipped armed and sophisticated machine which has got an external radar to measure the pressure of wind that is exerted by the base of a tornado.

The vehicle has been stronger this year after the military-grade Rhino lining was added to its exterior. Reed has also changed the windows and the overall shape of the car. Having to deal with such natural fury at all times, Reed and his team are prepared with the best that is available.

• Discovery Channel
• Ginger Zee
• Meteorologist
• Reed Timmer