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.
2001 was my most memorable year in many respects, storm adventures being possibly the biggest one of them. This was the first year I made a chase to the Great Plains in the spring, starting what would become an annual tradition, and prodiving the impetus for an eventual move away from West Virginia 9 years later.
May 29 - Oklahoma City, OK: One of many discharges in a staggering barrage of tower lightning during the passage of a line of severe storms. [ Read more about this event ]
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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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October 24, 2001
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Storm Chasing Expedition 2001
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