1998 Storm Chasing & Photography Accounts, Photos and Videos

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.

1998 was my first full year living in Charleston, West Virginia. I moved into a house in May of that year, taking advantage of the nice view out of the picture window in front and capturing one of my most memorable lightning images of all time on the 19th.

View logs by year:

1998 Notable Storms

August 10, 1998
Nighttime thunderstorms in Charleston, WV.

June 29, 1998
Vivid lightning over a traveling carnival in Kanawha City, WV.

May 19, 1998
Close lightning hitting a tree in Charleston, WV.

All 1998 Storm Logs (6)

May 1998:

5/19: Close lightning WV

June 1998:
6/2: Supercell WV
6/29: Lightning chase WV
6/30: Lightning chase WV

August 1998:
8/10: Thunderstorms WV

September 1998:
9/7: Lightning chase WV

Catch of the Year:

May 19 - Charleston, WV: A bolt of lightning 1000 feet away hits a tree and a house along Greenbrier street in Charleston. [ Read more about this event ]

1998 Mileage: 280

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