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

Catches of the Year:

Notable Flood Chases

July 26, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

All Flood Chases (38)

July 2001:
7/8: Flood damage WV

February 2003:
2/23: River flooding WV

June 2003:
6/11: Flooding WV
6/16: Flash floods WV

November 2003:
11/20: River flooding WV

March 2004:
3/6: Flooding WV

June 2004:
6/15: Flooding WV

July 2004:
7/10: Flash floods WV

April 2005:
4/30: Flooding WV

June 2005:
6/27: Flash flood WV
6/30: Huntington flooding WV

July 2005:
7/19: Flooding WV
7/27: Storms/flooding WV

August 2005:
8/6: Flash flood WV
8/29: Flash flood WV

September 2005:
9/24: Hurricane Rita

September 2006:
9/23: Indiana flooding IN

April 2007:
4/16: Flooding WV

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

May 2009:
5/25: Flooding WV
5/27: Flooding WV

August 2009:
8/10: Flash flood WV

July 2010:
7/7: River flooding MO/IL

April 2011:
4/25: Flooding IL

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

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

August 2020:
8/12 Flooding IL

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

July 2023:
7/1 Severe storms MO/IL

July 2025:
7/6: Lightning IL

August 2025:
8/10: Lightning MO/IL