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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. This page is a detailed account of the biggest threat to my photography and video operation that I had to battle daily to just barely survive, and eventually could not overcome. It's a problem facing all of my colleagues as well. |
Thanks for visiting! I'm a year-round storm chaser & weather photographer covering St. Louis, the Midwest, the Great Plains and beyond. I've spent weeks on the road annually for the last 33 years, logging 412,329 miles covering all types of extreme weather. My goal is to capture nature's dramatic side, and in doing so, provide visitors to this site with educational information and exciting photography/video about severe storms and extreme weather. I specialize in capturing imagery and video of tornadoes, lightning, St. Louis, MO and the Gateway Arch, storms and all types of extreme weather. I also sell fine art prints of my work via my photo gallery.
This site will turn 30 years old this October! Read about how this site has grown and changed over the last 3 decades.
Latest Notable Storm Chases
 Grinnell, Kansas tornado - May 18, 2025
GRINNELL, KS - Strong tornado impacts northwestern Kansas town.
 Marion, Illinois tornado - May 16, 2025
MARION, IL - Early stages of an EF4 tornado in southern Illinois.
 Huge nighttime tornado - April 27, 2025
MULLEN, NE - Nighttime wedge tornado in the Nebraska Sandhills.
 Close lightning barrage - April 4, 2025
DELTA, MO - Supercell lightning barrage near Cape Girardeau.
 St. Louis metro tornadoes - March 14, 2025
ST. LOUIS - Tornadoes in the St. Louis metro area, one very close to home.
 OKC Metro Icy Bridges - February 12, 2025
BLANCHARD, OK - Icy bridges in the Oklahoma City metro.
 Icy Roads in Florida - January 22, 2025
PENSACOLA, FL - Historic winter storm brings icy roads to Florida.
 Icy Bridge Chaos - January 4, 2025
WICHITA, KS - Icy bridges in south central Kansas during a major winter storm.
 Sprites - October 24, 2024
WORDEN, IL - Sprites from storms in northeastern Missouri.
 Comet C/2023 A3 - October 16, 2024
ST. LOUIS - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) over the Gateway Arch.
 Downtown Chicago Tornado - July 15, 2024
CHICAGO - EF1 tornado in downtown Chicago.
 Skyscraper Lightning - July 14, 2024
CHICAGO - Upward lightning striking skyscrapers.
 Mount Vernon, Indiana Tornado - July 9, 2024
MOUNT VERNON, IN - Strong tornadoes in southwestern Indiana.
 Windthorst, Texas Tornado - May 25, 2024
WINDTHORST, TX - Strong tornado south of Wichita Falls, Texas.
 Iowa Tornado Outbreak - May 21, 2024
RED OAK, IA - Multiple strong tornadoes in southwestern Iowa.
 Aurora over the Arch - May 10, 2024
ST. LOUIS - Bright aurora borealis visible over the Gateway Arch.
 Nighttime EF4 Tornado - May 6, 2024
BARNSDALL, OK - Violent tornado after dark in northeastern Oklahoma.
 Oklahoma City upward lightning - April 27, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY - Dozens of upward lightning strikes to OKC towers.
 Close tornadoes in NE and IA - April 26, 2024
GREAT PLAINS - Numerous significant tornadoes in Nebraska and Iowa.
 Close lightning at 6,000fps - April 18, 2024
ST. LOUIS - High-speed camera shot of a close lightning strike.
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 30 Years of Storm Chasing & Photography: 1993-2023
The peak of spring severe weather season this year was a challenging one, with several big misses and no "catch of the year" to speak of. Despite that, several tornado intercepts and high-speed lightning captures made it a productive 2 months.
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