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1:10 PM EDT on May 1, 2013

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So far, the biggest development of this severe storm season has been a lack of actual severe storms. I know we're just now entering May and anything can happen, but we still haven't had a multi-vortex mega grinder tree debarker hit a small town or Moore. That's good and everything, but if you dropped $4,000 for a storm shelter over the winter, you have to feel kind of ripped-off.

The second biggest development has been the arrival of KFOR's new bionic storm chase Reed Timmer. Not only does the former reality show star and PhD candidate bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to Mike Morgan's weather team, but he also rolls around in the Dominator – a futuristic armored storm chasing machine complete with grounding spikes, unbreakable double-pained glass and probably a flux capacitor. Here's a pic of the beast and its master: