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Toyota 4Runner
Storm Chasing Vehicle



My current chase vehicle is a customized White 2014 Toyota 4Runner. This vehicle is upfitted with technology and equipment that is vital for chasing storms. This 4Runner has the latest technology for storm chasing as well as Electronic News Gathering. This vehicle has the capabilities to perform "Rolling Live Shots". This vehicle can be mobile during a thunderstorm while broadcasting live feeds back to news media outlets. On board equipment includes Mobile High Speed Broadband Internet, live radar, ham radio and police scanners. This vehicle has direct communications abilites to the National Weather Service via NWSchat and Amateur Radio. Also on board are mobile atmospheric sensing and logging equipment to include windspeed and direction, pressure, humidity, lightning detection, dewpoint and temperature. There are 2 camera systems on-board, one camera mounted to the windshield for digitally recording GPS location, speed, audio and video. The second camera is mounted to feed back live video for streaming and LIVE on-air television use.  You can view my LIVE vehicle camera by clicking HERE!

Instrumentation and On-Board Equipment

  • Flatscreen tablets for data logging and acquisition, GPS mapping, Live Video Feeds

  •  Mobile High-Speed Internet for data gathering, ENG uses, communications, etc.

  •  Icom ID- 5100 Digital Capable Dual Transmit Ham Radio with GPS

  •  Custom switches for emergency light system, weather equipment, and other electronics

  •  Mounts for live and recorded videography.

  •  Mesonet for real-time atmospheric data gathering

  •  Off-Road Recovery Systems for poor road conditions

  •  Advanced Life Support equipment for EMS needs should the situation arise

 

Click HERE to view my previous chase vehicle from the 2001-2003 Chase Seasons

Click HERE to view my previous chase vehicle from the 2004-2006 Chase Seasons

Click HERE to view my previous chase vehicle from the 2007 - 2012 Chase Seasons