2008 Storm Chasing & Photography Logs, Photos & Videos

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

My work is, at this very moment you are reading this, generating the most income it ever has in my career. Yet, I was forced to shut down the professional side of 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.

2008 was my first year shooting stills with a DSLR, bringing an end to the film era for me. Despite busting on the biggest Great Plains outbreak days of the season, I managed to bring home a handful of tornado intercepts. The DSLR purchase proved useful for June, which provided the most active and frequent period of lightning photography I'd ever seen, all right at home in West Virginia. 2008 also brought some of the most dramatic icy road footage I'd ever captured, prompting me to begin researching the road icing subject in more detail. This resulted in the launch of the icyroadsafety.com web site.

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2008 Notable Storms

November 24, 2008
BIG CHIMNEY, WV - Surprise black ice in Kanawha County, WV.

Cloud type observation November 14, 2008
CHARLESTON, WV - Morning valley fog over the city.

Cloud type observation October 26, 2008
CHARLESTON, WV - Valley fog at night over Charleston.

Lightning chase September 11, 2008
LEON, WV - Lightning show over the Kanawha valley.

Astrophotography event August 12, 2008
BIG CHIMNEY, WV - Perseid meteor shower.

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

Cloud type observation June 28, 2008
CHARLESTON, WV - Dramatic shelf cloud over Charleston.

Lightning chase June 26, 2008
PITTSBURGH - Lightning over Pittsburgh.

Hail event June 22, 2008
SISSONVILLE, WV - Large hail in West Virginia.

Lightning chase June 13, 2008
CHARLESTON, WV - Lightning over Charleston.

Lightning chase June 10, 2008
HUNTINGTON, WV - Lightning over Huntington.

Lightning chase June 9, 2008
CHARLESTON, WV - Lightning over Charleston.

June 3, 2008
SCOTT DEPOT, WV - Two-day lightning chase in WV.

Tornado intercept May 26, 2008
PRATT, KS - Tornado in southern Kansas.

Tornado intercept May 24, 2008
PERRY, OK - Tornadoes in northern Oklahoma.

Severe thunderstorm chase April 20, 2008
SANFORD, NC - Severe thunderstorms in Sanford.

Severe thunderstorm chase March 19, 2008
CHARLESTON, WV - Severe thunderstorm in Charleston.

Ice storm chase March 8, 2008
CHARLESTON, WV - Snowstorm and icy roads in Charleston.

Ice storm chase February 22, 2008
WASHINGTON, PA - Icy streets cause accidents in Washington, PA.

Rainbow observation February 17, 2008
CHARLESTON, WV - Sky-filling double rainbow over Charleston.

February 5, 2008
LEXINGTON, KY - A chase to Kentucky for a major severe weather outbreak.

Winter weather chase January 1-3, 2008
CHARLESTON, WV - New Year's 2008 snowstorm.

All 2008 Chases (67)

January 2008:
Winter weather chase

1/2: Snowstorm WV
Winter weather chase

1/19: Snowstorm NC
Winter weather chase

1/22: Freezing rain NC
Winter weather chase

1/31: Freezing rain WV

February 2008:
Ice storm chase Television assignment 2/1: Freezing rain WV
2/4: Lightning chase WV
2/5: Lightning chase KY
Winter weather chase 2/11: Snowstorm WV
Rainbow observation 2/17: Double rainbow WV
2/22: Freezing rain WV
2/22: Icy roads PA
2/27: Snowstorm WV

March 2008:
Thunderstorm observation 3/4: Thunderstorms WV
Ice storm chase Television assignment 3/7: Freezing rain OH
3/8: Icy roads WV
Severe thunderstorm chase 3/19: Severe storm WV
Winter weather chase 3/24: Snow WV

April 2008:
Lightning chase 4/10: Severe storms IL/IN
4/11: Severe storms WV
4/20: Severe storm NC
Thunderstorm observation Television assignment 4/21: Thunderstorms NC
4/28: Thunderstorms NC

May 2008:
Lightning chase 5/8: Lightning WV
Thunderstorm observation 5/11: Thunderstorms WV
5/17: Thunderstorms WV
5/21: Lightning TX
Supercell chase 5/22: Supercells KS
5/23: Supercells KS
5/24: Tornado intercepts OK
5/25: Supercell OK,KS,TX
5/26: Tornado intercept KS
5/31: Thunderstorms WV

June 2008:
6/1: Lightning chase WV
6/3: Lightning chase WV
6/9: Lightning chase WV
6/10: Lightning chase WV
Thunderstorm observation 6/10: Thunderstorms WV
6/11: Lightning WV
6/13: Thunderstorms WV
Cloud type observation 6/14: Plant convection WV
Severe thunderstorm chase 6/16: Severe storms WV
6/18: Thunderstorms WV
6/20: Lightning NC
Hail event 6/22: Large hail WV
Lightning chase 6/23: Lightning WV
6/23: Lightning WV
6/23: Lightning WV
6/26: Lightning PA
Cloud type observation 6/28: Shelf cloud WV
6/28: Lightning WV
Rainbow observation 6/29: Rainbow WV

July 2008:
Flood event observation 7/6: Flood chase WV
Lightning chase 7/8: Lightning WV
7/8: Lightning WV
7/9: Shelf/flooding WV
Thunderstorm observation 7/17: Thunderstorms WV
7/20: Lightning WV
7/23: Thunderstorms WV

August 2008:
Astrophotography event 8/12: Perseid meteors WV

September 2008:
9/8: Lightning chase WV
9/11: Lightning chase WV

October 2008:
Fall colors observation 10/19: Fall colors WV/VA
Cloud type observation 10/26: Valley fog WV
10/26: Fall colors WV/VA
Winter weather chase 10/28: Snow WV

November 2008:
Cloud type observation 11/14: Valley fog WV
Winter weather chase 11/17: Snow WV
11/20: Snow WV
Ice storm chase 11/24: Icy roads WV

December 2008:
Winter weather chase 12/6: Icy roads WV
Cloud type observation 12/9: Horseshoe funnel WV
12/22: Snow WV
Ice storm chase 12/23: Freezing rain WV

Catch of the Year:

June 13: A huge "anvil crawler" lightning discharge explodes over the downtown Charleston, WV skyline. [ Read more about this event ]

2008 Mileage
11,001
	Winter	3,433
	Tornado	4,962
	Lightning / Other	2,606

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