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Flood and Flash Flood Chasing & Photography Logs, Photos & Videos

By DAN ROBINSON
Editor/Photographer
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From Dan: How the crime of copyright infringement took $1 million from me and shut down my operation.

My work is, at this very moment you are reading this, generating the most income it ever has in my career. Yet, I was forced to shut down the professional side of 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.

This page lists all of my flood and flash flood chases and photography trips. Other chase types are included here if significant flooding was encountered at some point during the event.

Catches of the Year:

No flood chases have yet been designated as a Catch of the Year.

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Notable Flood Chases

Flood event observation July 26, 2022
ST. LOUIS: - Historic flash floods from record 24-hour rainfall.

Flood event observation June 5, 2019
ALTON, IL - Near-record Mississippi River flooding.

Tornado intercept June 19, 2015
ENFIELD, IL - Tropical Storm Bill brings flooding and tornadoes to southern Illinois.

Flood event observation August 10, 2009
SCARY, WV - Fast-rising waters during a flash flood.

Cloud type observation July 9, 2008
CHARLESTON, WV - Shelf cloud and flash flood.

Tropical cyclone chase September 24, 2005
BEAUMONT, TX - Hurricane Rita landfall coverage expedition.

Flood event observation August 6, 2005
GREEN SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - Dramatic flash flood on a small creek in Summers County, WV.

Flood event observation June 16, 2003
CHARLESTON, WV - Major flash flood in Charleston, WV.

Lightning chase July 8, 2001
CHARLESTON, WV - Lightning during the disastrous flash flooding event.

All Flood Chases (38)

February 2000:
Flood event observation 2/18: Storms/flooding WV

July 2001:
Flood event observation 7/8: Flood damage WV

February 2003:
Flood event observation 2/23: River flooding WV

June 2003:
Flood event observation 6/11: Flooding WV
Flood event observation 6/16: Flash floods WV

November 2003:
Flood event observation 11/20: River flooding WV

March 2004:
Flood event observation 3/6: Flooding WV

June 2004:
Flood event observation 6/15: Flooding WV

July 2004:
Flood event observation 7/10: Flash floods WV

April 2005:
Flood event observation 4/30: Flooding WV

June 2005:
Flood event observation 6/27: Flash flood WV
Flood event observationTelevision assignment 6/30: Huntington flooding WV

July 2005:
Flood event observation 7/19: Flooding WV
Flood event observation 7/27: Storms/flooding WV

August 2005:
Flood event observation 8/6: Flash flood WV
Flood event observation 8/29: Flash flood WV

September 2005:
Tropical cyclone chase 9/24: Hurricane Rita

September 2006:
Flood event observation 9/23: Indiana flooding IN

April 2007:
Flood event observation 4/16: Flooding WV

July 2008:
Flood event observation 7/6: Flood chase WV
Flood event observation 7/9: Shelf/flooding WV

May 2009:
Flood event observation 5/25: Flooding WV
Flood event observation 5/27: Flooding WV

August 2009:
Flood event observation 8/10: Flash flood WV

July 2010:
Flood event observation 7/7: River flooding MO/IL

April 2011:
Flood event observation 4/25: Flooding IL

December 2015:
Flood event observation 12/28 Flooding MO
Flood event observation 12/29 Flooding MO
Flood event observation 12/30 Flooding MO/IL
Flood event observation 12/31 Record floods MO

June 2019:
Flood event observation 6/5 Flood MO/IL
Flood event observation 6/7 Flood MO/IL

August 2020:
Flood event observation 8/12 Flooding IL

July 2022:
Flood event observation 7/26 Historic floods MO
Flood event observation 7/28 Flooding IL

July 2023:
7/1 Severe storms MO/IL

July 2025:
Lightning chase 7/6: Lightning IL

August 2025:
Lightning chase 8/10: Lightning MO/IL

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From Dan: How the crime of copyright infringement took $1 million from me and shut down my operation.

My work is, at this very moment you are reading this, generating the most income it ever has in my career. Yet, I was forced to shut down the professional side of 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.

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