2007 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.

2007 brought a successful Great Plains season, with several memorable intercepts. The historic May 4 Greensburg, Kansas tornado was my first EF5, and one of my most sobering experiences. I spent most of the summer months in North Carolina, covering local storms and Tropical Storm Gabrielle on the coast. 2007 was also my last full year shooting film before moving to digital.

View logs by year:

2007 Notable Storms

December 5, 2007
Icy roads in Charleston, WV.

October 18, 2007
Tornado outbreak chase in Kentucky and Indiana.

May 7, 2007
Tower lightning in Oklahoma City.

May 5, 2007
Five tornadoes during an outbreak in Kansas.

May 4, 2007
Massive F5 wedge in Greensburg, Kansas.

April 23, 2007
4-5 tornadoes in Protection, Kansas. 3 simultaneously!

March 17, 2007
Multiple car accidents on an icy bridge, Charleston, WV.

January 21, 2007
Cars spin out of control on I-64 in Charleston, WV.

January 10, 2007
Comet McNaught at sunset in Charleston, WV.

All 2007 Storm Logs (47)

January 2007:

1/1: Fog WV

1/9: Snow WV

1/10: Comet McNaught WV

1/21: Icy roads WV

1/24: Snow WV

1/25: Snow WV

1/28: Snow bands WV

February 2007:
2/6: 4" snowfall WV
2/21: Thunderstorms WV/VA
2/22: Falling ice WV

March 2007:
3/14: Thunderstorms WV
3/17: Crashes on ice WV

April 2007:
4/3: Tower lightning WV
4/7: Winter blast WV
4/15: Thunderstorms VA/NC
4/16: Flooding WV
4/23: Tornado intercepts KS
4/24: Supercell KS
4/25: Supercell MO
4/27: Severe storms KY

May 2007:
5/4: Tornado intercepts KS
5/5: Tornado intercepts KS
5/7: Tower lightning OK
5/8: Lightning chase IL
5/24: Thunderstorms WV
5/30: Lightning chase VA/NC

June 2007:
6/4: Thunderstorms WV
6/6: High winds NE
6/7: Supercells IA/MO
6/13: Pittsburgh storm PA
6/19: Thunderstorms WV
6/29: Severe storms NC

July 2007:
7/8: Lightning chase NC
7/10: Lightning chase NC
7/26: Lightning chase WV

August 2007:
8/10: Lightning chase NC
8/12: Meteor shower NC
8/13: Lightning chase NC

September 2007:
9/7: TS Gabrielle NC
9/22: Rainbow NC

October 2007:
10/9: Lightning chase WV
10/18: Tornado chase KY/IN

November 2007:
11/5: Lightning chase WV

December 2007:
12/3: Snow WV
12/5: Icy roads WV
12/7: Freezing rain WV
12/16: Snow WV
12/19: Snow WV

Catch of the Year:

May 4 - Greensburg, Kansas: A massive wedge tornado, rated F5 on the enhanced Fujita scale, passes over Greensburg, Kansas. At least 12 people were killed and the town was obliterated. [ Read more about this event ]