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.
The Mississippi River crested this week at Alton, Illinois, just below the record set in 1993.
The line of red paint on the downtown grain elevator marks the 1993 high water line, showing how close the 2019 flood came to matching that record.
This drone panorama gives a birds-eye view of the downtown Alton area during the river crest:
A temporary floodwall protects downtown shops and buildings, with water seepage continually being pumped back into the river:
Viewed from across the river, the water's encroachment into the town is dramatic:
This drone panorama from the Missouri side provides a sense of scale:
The Audubon Center at Riverlands barely stays dry atop a small island of high ground:
The water has reached the top of the guide walls at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam:
The southbound lanes of Highway 67 lie underwater, with the Phillips 66 gas station only feet from being part of the flood:
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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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