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.
Another thanks to the Charleston Daily Mail for allowing me to contribute to their article today about measures being taken by the Department of Highways to test new overlay technology on ice-prone bridges:
Below are copies of the letters I received from Senator Byrd and Commissioner Mattox last year that are referred to in the article:
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These letters are in response to video that I sent state officials last year demonstrating the degree of danger at Fort Hill when the roads are icy (Watch Video).
The experimental overlays mentioned in the article will be installed this summer on the Little Sandy Bridges on I-79 between Elkview and Big Chimney, a site I listed as one of the top five most dangerous bridges around Charleston during the winter:
The Little Sandy Bridges on I-79
It will be interesting to see how these overlays perform at Little Sandy, and I will be keeping up with how these tests go. Hopefully the system will be successful and eventually be installed at other problem areas, particularly at the Fort Hill/Oakwood location on I-64.
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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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