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.
A big thanks to Rick Steelhammer and the Charleston Gazette for the story in today's paper!
In the somewhat stagnant upper air pattern than characterizes summertime in our region, thunderstorms can sometimes get going in the mountains thanks to orographics (air flowing up over the terrain features). Such was the case Thursday, when numerous storms fired up and down nearly the entire stretch of the Appalachian spine. The activity stayed confined to the higher elevations - Charleston saw little more than a few cumulus clouds in the late afternoon. As the storms collapsed later in the evening, a gust front developed and moved westward over Charleston just before sunset - providing a burst of cool easterly winds along with thicker clouds. Saturday and Sunday will likely see some more widespread and stronger thunderstorms in the state as a cold front approaches from the northwest.
This image shows the top of one of the cumulonimbus cells to the east of Charleston late in the afternoon:
I held off pursuing any of Thursday's activity due to a busy work week here in the office. This weekend may bring some local storm chasing opportunities.
Beautiful clouds! And great article!! Congrats!
- Posted by Katie from Melrose, MA
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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!
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