2003 Storm Chasing & Photography Logs, Photos & Videos
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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. |
2003 was one of my more difficult storm chasing years. It was the first year that I put a major effort into Great Plains tornadoes, embarking on four separate chases from West Virginia from April to June. Despite going out during the infamous 'Ten Days in May' series of tornado outbreaks, I missed seeing anything on all of them. The year was also lackluster in still imagery captured on film, aside from finally capturing lightning with the New River Gorge Bridge after years of trying. All that said, 2003 was still an enjoyable year of adventures, including my first hurricane in September, and starting out in the world of shooting video for TV clients in October. Any year I can get out on the road, see storms and enjoy life is a good one - even if I don't fill my logs with top-notch pictures.
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2003 Notable Storms  August 26, 2003
CAMBRIDGE, OH - Severe thunderstorms in Cambridge.
  August 16, 2003
PITTSBURGH - Lightning over Pittsburgh.
  September 18, 2003
WINDSOR, NC - A chase to document the landfall of Hurricane Isabel in North Carolina.
 July 19, 2003
FAYETTEVILLE, WV - Lightning and the New River Gorge Bridge.
 July 15, 2003
SCOTT DEPOT, WV - Sky-filling lightning in Teays Valley.
  June 16, 2003
CHARLESTON, WV - Major flash flood in Charleston, WV.
 Storm Chasing Expedition 2003
CHETOPA, KS - Four trips to the Great Plains, USA during peak severe weather season.
  April 16, 2003
CHARLESTON, WV - Wildfire on mountains at night.
 February 22, 2003
Winter thunderstorms from Huntington to Charleston, WV.
  February 19, 2003
An ice storm brings down the WVAH TV tower near St. Albans, WV.
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All 2003 Chases (53)January 2003:
 1/9: Solar optics WV
 1/24: Arctic cold WV
February 2003:
2/16: Winter storm WV
2/19: Ice storm WV
2/20: Tower ice falls WV
2/22: Severe storms WV
2/23: River flooding WV
March 2003:
 3/13: Storms & fog WV
3/20: Lightning chase OH,WV
April 2003:
4/4: Lightning chase OH,WV
4/16: Forest fires WV
 4/19: Tornado bust OK,IN,KY
4/30: Lightning chase WV
May 2003:
5/1: Lightning chase WV
5/2: Lightning chase WV
5/5: Lightning KY
5/8: Tornado bust KS,OK
5/9: Tornado bust OK
5/10: Tornado bust MO
5/23: Severe storms KS,OK,TX
5/24: Severe storms OK,TX
 5/29: Shelf cloud WV
5/31: Tornado bust NC,VA
June 2003:
6/11: Flooding WV
6/13: Severe storms OK,TX
6/16: Flash floods WV
6/28: Lightning chase WV
July 2003:
7/5: Lightning chase WV
7/6: Lightning chase WV
7/7: Lightning chase WV
7/9: Tower lightning WV
7/10: Severe storms WV
 7/12: Capitol rainbow WV
7/15: Lightning chase WV
7/19: Lightning chase WV
August 2003:
8/4: Lightning chase WV
8/9: Lightning chase WV
8/16: Lightning chase PA
8/26: Lightning chase OH
8/27: Lightning chase WV
8/28: Charleston rainbow WV
September 2003:
 9/1: Cumulonimbus OH
9/6: Sun dogs WV
9/18: Hurricane Isabel NC
9/28: Thunderstorms WV
October 2003:
 10/14: Wind event WV
 10/27: Slick roads WV
10/30: Aurora borealis WV
November 2003:
11/8: Lunar eclipse WV
11/12: Tornado chase OH
11/20: River flooding WV
December 2003:
 12/5: Beckley snow WV
12/14: Icy roads WV
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Catch of the Year:
July 19 - Fayetteville, WV: A lightning strike comes down behind the New River Gorge Bridge, in a photo that took 2 years and 25 chases to capture. [ Read more about this event ]
| 2003 Mileage |
| 15,322 |
| Winter |
118 |
| Tornado |
11,136 |
| Lightning / Other |
4,068 |
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