Template:Did you know nominations/Reed Timmer

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 18:57, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Reed Timmer

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SRV Dominator 1, pictured in 2010

• ... that storm chaser Reed Timmer feared thunder and lightning at a young age? Source: MLive, Moore Monthly
  • ALT1: ... that storm chaser Reed Timmer presented weather forecasts at his high school in Grand Rapids, Michigan? Source: MLive
  • ALT2: ... that storm chaser Reed Timmer was often bullied in school at a young age after taking an interest in weather and insects? Source: MLive
  • ALT3: ... that storm chaser Reed Timmer constructed the storm chasing vehicle Dominator 1 (pictured), as part of the SRV Dominator vehicle series, from a Chevrolet SUV for use in the TV series Storm Chasers? Source: The Wall Street Journal, Arlington Cardinal
  • ALT4: ... that storm chaser Reed Timmer frequently drives more than 50,000 miles (80,000 km) a year to intercept severe thunderstorms? Source: Men’s Journal
  • ALT5: ... that storm chaser Reed Timmer chased an EF2 tornado with his mother as part of a Mother's Day gift? Source: Asbury Park Press
  • ALT6: ... that storm chaser Reed Timmer popularized the term "gorilla hail" after experiencing large hail? Source: Grunge.com, Associated Press
  • ALT7: ... that storm chaser Reed Timmer has a dog named Gizmo accompany him often on storm chases? Source: AccuWeather
  • ALT8: ... that storm chaser Reed Timmer recalled seeing "cows flying through the air" while chasing a tornado in Wyoming in 2018? Source: AccuWeather
  • ALT9: ... that while chasing an EF2 tornado in Nebraska, storm chaser Reed Timmer and a photographer suffered lacerations after a window blew out inside the vehicle they were in? Source: MLive, AccuWeather
  • ALT10: ... that Reed Timmer's video of a photogenic EF2 tornado in Wyoming went viral, garnering nearly 43 million views as of May 2021? Source: The Washington Post, AccuWeather, Newsweek
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  • Comment: QPQ coming soon! Template:Did you know nominations/Poetry for Neanderthals

Improved to Good Article status by Tails Wx (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

~ Tails Wx 16:09, 3 August 2024 (UTC).

• @Tails Wx: Please supply a QPQ, or this nomination may be closed as unsuccessful. Z1720 (talk) 04:13, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

  I'll provide one at the end of the weekend; I've been quite busy for a bit recently. ~ Tails Wx 02:55, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

  thanks for the QPQ! full review needed. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 18:39, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

  Sources check out, no copyvio, I personally favour ALT 0, but others work as well. Sohom (talk) 13:52, 20 August 2024 (UTC)