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2011 Storm 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.

Due to traffic concerns, 2011 is the first year since 2000 that I did not make a trip to the Great Plains in the spring. My travel in 2011 was done entirely within the Midwest region, and as usual, it did not disappoint. I came away with two tornadoes and some memorable supercell, hail and storm structure events, all within a couple of hours of home. A year like 2011 is the reason I chose to live in the Midwest, and shows that quality storms can be had outside of the Great Plains.

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Winter Weather ChasesCloud FormationsIce StormsFlood ChasesEarthquake ChasesWildfire EventsRainbow EventsWind Events

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2011 Notable Storms

Lightning chase June 26, 2011
ST. LOUIS - 5 hours of lightning in downtown St. Louis culminates a 17-hour storm chase day across MO and IL.

Lightning chase June 19, 2011
ST. LOUIS - Upward and downward lightning strikes to the KMOV TV tower in St. Louis.

Lightning chase June 10, 2011
MULBERRY GROVE, IL - Vivid lightning show at night on the Illinois prairie.

High wind event June 4, 2011
DECATUR, IL - Strong outflow from severe storms produces a 'haboob'-like dust storm near Decatur.

Tornado intercept May 25, 2011
DIX, IL - High Risk day in Illinois with an EF1 tornado.

Supercell chase May 22, 2011
TREOLAR, MO - Supercell along the Missouri River.

Lightning chase May 7, 2011
TERRE HAUTE, IN - Supercell and close lightning in Illinois and Indiana.

Lightning chase April 27, 2011
ST. ALBANS, WV - Upward tower lightning and mountain supercells.

Hail event April 22, 2011
MCKITTRICK, MO - Softball-sized hail along the Missouri River.

Tornado intercept April 19, 2011
LITCHFIELD, IL - EF2 tornado in south-central Illinois.

Severe thunderstorm chase April 15, 2011
ST. LOUIS, MO - Severe storms in the metro area during a cold-core setup.

Lightning chase April 10, 2011
MOSCOW MILLS, MO - Close lightning barrage along Highway 61 northwest of St. Louis.

Lightning chaseWinter weather chase March 26, 2011
MARISSA, IL - Thundersnow during a spring snowstorm in the St. Louis area.

Severe thunderstorm chase March 4, 2011
LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO - Bow echoes strike northwest of downtown St. Louis.

Severe thunderstorm chase February 27, 2011
ST. LOUIS - Intense bow echo with embedded tornadoes strikes downtown.

Ice storm chase February 3, 2011
NEW BADEN, IL - Ice storm in the STL Metro-East.

All 2011 Chases (40)

January 2011:
Winter weather chase 1/11: Snowstorm MO
Winter weather chase 1/20: Snowstorm MO/IL
Ice storm chase 1/31: Freezing rain IL

February 2011:
Ice storm chase 2/2: Freezing rain IL
Ice storm chase 2/3: Ice storm IL
Severe thunderstorm chase 2/27: Severe storms MO

March 2011:
Severe thunderstorm chase 3/4: Severe storms MO
Thunderstorm observation 3/18: Thunderstorms IL
Lightning chase 3/26: Thundersnow IL

April 2011:
Lightning chase 4/4: Lightning chase IL
Lightning chase 4/10: Close lightning MO
Severe thunderstorm chase 4/15: Severe storms MO,IL
Tornado intercept 4/19: Tornado intercept IL
Lightning chase 4/22: Lightning chase IL
Hail event 4/22: Softball hail MO
Lightning chase 4/23: Lightning chase IL
Flood event observation 4/25: Flooding IL
Thunderstorm observation 4/25: Thunderstorms WV
Lightning chase 4/27: Tower lightning WV,VA

May 2011:
Cloud type observation 5/5: Shelf cloud IL
Lightning chase 5/7: Close lightning IL,IN
Supercell chase 5/22: Supercell MO
Tornado intercept 5/25: Tornado intercept IL
Supercell chase 5/28: Supercell/hail IL

June 2011:
6/4: Dust storm IL
Lightning chase 6/10: Lightning chase IL
Cloud type observation 6/16: Asperatus clouds IL
Lightning chase 6/19: Tower lightning MO
Severe thunderstorm chase 6/21: Severe storms IL
Lightning chase 6/26: Lightning chase MO, IL

July 2011:
Severe thunderstorm chase 7/12: Severe storms IL

August 2011:
Lightning chase 8/13: Lightning chase IL
8/16: Steam devils IL
Lightning chase 8/19: Tower lightning IL

September 2011:
Lightning chase 9/3: Lightning chase IL

October 2011:
Astrophotography event 10/24: Auroras IL

November 2011:
Bust chase 11/8: Storm bust IL
Lightning chase 11/14: Lightning chase IL, KY
Lightning chase 11/20: Lightning chase IL

December 2011:
Ice storm chase 12/5: Freezing rain MO/IL

Catch of the Year:


April 19: Tornado near Litchfield, IL. [ Read more about this event ]

2011 Mileage
6,461
Winter 515
Tornado 4,247
Lightning / Other 1,699

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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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