June Thunderstorms: Charleston, WV - June 11, 2003 - 2:30PM - 4:30PM

By DAN ROBINSON

Editor/Photographer

From Dan: How the crime of copyright infringement took $1 million from me and shut down my operation.

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.

LOCATION: Route 119 from Charleston to near Julian, WV.

EXPEDITION VIDEO: Lightning and flooding in Kanawha and Boone Counties

At 2:00PM, doppler radar showed a line of heavy and intensifying storms stretching from just south of Charleston to the southwest corner of the state. The line would later develop northward and pass directly over the Charleston area. Lightning was sporadic but strong, rain was exceptionally heavy througout the region. Flood warnings were issued for Kanawha County as roadways became submerged and landslides blocked Interstate 64 near Fort Hill. 2 to 3 inches of rain were reported in the Charleston metro areas, and up to 2 inches of rain was recorded in many other counties. The storms strengthened as they moved eastward, where a severe thunderstorm watch had been issued for the remainder of the day. More storms are expected to affect the region for the next few days. Frame captures from RealVideo, 4.1MB are below:

Lightning near Julian along Route 119: