The Tornado Intercept Vehicle 1 (TIV 1) is a heavily modified 1997 Ford F-Series F-Super Duty cab & chassis truck used as a storm chasing platform and built by Sean Casey.[1] This heavily armored vehicle can drive into a weak to relatively strong tornado (EF0 to EF3)[citation needed] to film it and take measurements. Work began on the TIV 1 in 2002 and took around eight months to finish, at a total cost of around US$81,000. TIV's armored shell consists of 1/8β1/4 inch steel plate welded to a two-inch square steel tubing frame. The windows are bullet resistant polycarbonate.
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2SEA SALTs
17/06/2026
Dusk_Light
01/12/2025