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2011 Storm Chasing & Photography Accounts, Photos and Videos

By DAN ROBINSON
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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.

Due to traffic concerns, 2011 is the first year since 2000 that I did not make a trip to the Great Plains in the spring. My travel in 2011 was done entirely within the Midwest region, and as usual, it did not disappoint. I came away with two tornadoes and some memorable supercell, hail and storm structure events, all within a couple of hours of home. A year like 2011 is the reason I chose to live in the Midwest, and shows that quality storms can be had outside of the Great Plains.

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2011 Notable Storms

June 26, 2011
ST. LOUIS - 5 hours of lightning in downtown St. Louis culminates a 17-hour storm chase day across MO and IL.

June 21, 2011
AKIN, IL - Severe thunderstorms put on a show across south-central Illinois.

June 19, 2011
ST. LOUIS - Upward and downward lightning strikes to the KMOV TV tower in St. Louis.

June 10, 2011
MULBERRY GROVE, IL - Vivid lightning show at night on the Illinois prairie.

June 4, 2011
DECATUR, IL - Strong outflow from severe storms produces a 'haboob'-like dust storm near Decatur.

May 28, 2011
LITCHFIELD, IL - Supercell and hail in southern Illinois.

May 25, 2011
DIX, IL - High Risk day in Illinois with an EF1 tornado.

May 22, 2011
TREOLAR, MO - Supercell along the Missouri River.

May 7, 2011
TERRE HAUTE, IN - Supercell and close lightning in Illinois and Indiana.

May 5, 2011
NEW BADEN, IL - Well-defined shelf cloud in the eastern STL metro.

April 27, 2011
ST. ALBANS, WV - Upward tower lightning and mountain supercells.

April 22, 2011
MCKITTRICK, MO - Softball-sized hail along the Missouri River.

April 19, 2011
LITCHFIELD, IL - EF2 tornado in south-central Illinois.

April 15, 2011
ST. LOUIS, MO - Severe storms in the metro area during a cold-core setup.

April 10, 2011
MOSCOW MILLS, MO - Close lightning barrage along Highway 61 northwest of St. Louis.

April 4, 2011
HIGHLAND, IL - Early morning lightning show in the metro-east.

March 26, 2011
MARISSA, IL - Thundersnow during a spring snowstorm in the St. Louis area.

March 4, 2011
LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO - Bow echoes strike northwest of downtown St. Louis.

February 27, 2011
ST. LOUIS - Intense bow echo with embedded tornadoes strikes downtown.

February 3, 2011
NEW BADEN, IL - Ice storm in the STL Metro-East.

All 2011 Storm Logs (39)

January 2011:
1/11: Snowstorm MO
1/20: Snowstorm MO/IL
1/31: Freezing rain IL

February 2011:
2/2: Freezing rain IL
2/3: Ice storm IL
2/27: Severe storms MO

March 2011:
3/4: Severe storms MO
3/18: Thunderstorms IL
3/26: Thundersnow IL

April 2011:
4/4: Lightning chase IL
4/10: Close lightning MO
4/15: Severe storms MO,IL
4/19: Tornado intercept IL
4/22: Lightning chase IL
4/22: Softball hail MO
4/23: Lightning chase IL
4/25: Flooding IL
4/25: Thunderstorms WV
4/27: Tower lightning WV,VA

May 2011:
5/5: Shelf cloud IL
5/7: Close lightning IL,IN
5/22: Supercell MO
5/25: Tornado intercept IL
5/28: Supercell/hail IL

June 2011:
6/4: Dust storm IL
6/10: Lightning chase IL
6/16: Asperatus clouds IL
6/19: Tower lightning MO
6/21: Severe storms IL
6/26: Lightning chase MO, IL

July 2011:
7/12: Severe storms IL

August 2011:
8/13: Lightning chase IL
8/16: Steam devils IL
8/19: Tower lightning IL

September 2011:
9/3: Lightning chase IL

October 2011:
10/24: Auroras IL

November 2011:
11/8: Storm bust IL
11/14: Lightning chase IL, KY

December 2011:
12/5: Freezing rain MO/IL

Catch of the Year:

April 19: Tornado near Litchfield, IL. [ Read more about this event ]

2011 Mileage
6,461
Winter 515
Tornado 4,247
Lightning / Other 1,699

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