TIV: A Tornado-Hunting Armored Car

TIV with Sean Casey
Photo: Wurman in Doppler truck
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From inside a Doppler on Wheels truck, meteorologist Josh Wurman helped filmmaker Sean Casey track down and collect data on tornadoes. Wurman used cutting-edge radar technology to provide the TIV operators with critical safety information, as well as gathering important data on the lower reaches of the twister.

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