In September of 2025, my work is generating the most income it ever has in my career. Yet, I'm being forced to shut down my successul operation, against my will, due to one cause alone: 95% of that revenue is being stolen by piracy and copyright infringement. I've lost more than $1 million to copyright infringement in the last 15 years, and it's finally brought an end to my professional storm chasing operation. Do not be misled by the lies of infringers, anti-copyright activists and organized piracy cartels. This page is a detailed, evidenced account of my battle I had to undertake to just barely stay in business, and eventually could not overcome. It's a problem faced by all of my colleagues and most other creators in the field.
I'm sitting on a rural road near the Tulsa suburb of Catoosa. I headed this way intending to start the drive home, but now I'm hesitating. The upper air pattern (shortwaves with more westerly flow aloft) does not favor significant outbreaks of tornadoes this week, but there is some upper flow to work with, good moisture at the surface, and of course the good old dryline. These are the types of setups that can produce one or two great storms per day. The slower upper flow also means slower storm speeds at the surface. Tornado chances are not as high as they'd be with strong southwest flow aloft, but if a storm can get going and stay isolated, it could be worth being there.
So, I'm waiting on the 12z models and the SPC's latest take on Day 2 to decide what to do. I don't have unlimited chase funds, so I really can't stay out here all week AND come back later if things go crazy in late May.
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To my regular readers, I offer my apologies for this heavy-handed notice. Unfortunately it has become necessary, so please bear with me!
Please don't copy/upload this site's content to social media or other web sites. Those copies have been a critical problem for me, seriously harming this site and my photography/storm chasing operation by diverting traffic, viewers, engagement and income. "Credit" and "exposure" does not benefit this site or my operation, rather they threaten my ability to cover my operating expenses. Please read my full explanation for this notice here.
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