Aerial Drone Storm Chasing & Photography Logs, Photos & Videos

Editor/Photographer

I began using drones to document storms and weather 2017. In recent years, drones have become my primary storm chasing cameras. I have my Remote Pilot Certificate (Part 107) with the FAA, and all of my flights comply with applicable regulations (airspace restrictions/LAANC clearances, visibility and nighttime lighting requirements). These are my storm chases where my drone was used at any point to film or monitor a storm or weather phenomenon from the air.

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Catches of the Year:

The following drone chases were designated as Catch of the Year:

2025:

April 27: Wedge tornado in the Nebraska Sandhills.
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Notable Drone Chases

January 17, 2026
ST. LOUIS - Cars, fire truck and ambulance sliding on surprise snowfall.

Tornado intercept April 27, 2025
MULLEN, NE - Nighttime wedge tornado in the Nebraska Sandhills.

Ice storm chase February 12, 2025
BLANCHARD, OK - Icy bridges in the Oklahoma City metro.

Ice storm chase January 4, 2025
WICHITA, KS - Icy bridges in south central Kansas during a major winter storm.

Tornado intercept July 9, 2024
MOUNT VERNON, IN - Strong tornadoes in southwestern Indiana.

Tornado intercept May 21, 2024
RED OAK, IA - Multiple strong tornadoes in southwestern Iowa.

Tornado intercept May 6, 2024
BARNSDALL, OK - Violent tornado after dark in northeastern Oklahoma.

April 8, 2024
LEMINGTON, VT - Trip to Vermont and New Hampshire for the eclipse.

February 16, 2024
ST. LOUIS - Icy road close call in St. Louis.

Ice storm chase January 15, 2024
HOUSTON - Icy bridges from freezing rain in deep south Texas.

Flood event observation June 5, 2019
ALTON, IL - Near-record Mississippi River flooding.

Earthquake observation July 16, 2019
RIDGECREST, CA - Earthquake chase for M7.1 surface rupture & aftershocks.

Earthquake observation November 25, 2017
PARKFIELD, CA - Tour of the earthquake-primed section of the San Andreas Fault.

All Drone Chases (29)

November 2017:
Earthquake observation

11/25 San Andreas Fault CA

June 2019:
Flood event observation 6/5 Flood MO/IL

July 2019:
Earthquake observation 7/16 Earthquakes CA

January 2024:
Ice storm chase 1/15: Freezing rain TX

February 2024:
Winter weather chase 2/16: Icy roads MO/IL

April 2024:
Supercell chase 4/1: Supercell MO/IL
Astrophotography event 4/8: Solar eclipse VT/NH

May 2024:
5/6: Tornado intercept OK
Supercell chase 5/8: Supercells MO/IL
5/19: Tornado intercepts KS
5/21: Tornado intercepts IA
5/24: Supercell MO
5/25: Tornado intercept TX
5/26: Tornado intercept MO/IL

June 2024:
Supercell chase 6/29: Supercells PA
Thunderstorm observation 6/30: Thunderstorms PA

July 2024:
Thunderstorm observation 7/4: Thunderstorms PA
7/6: Thunderstorms PA
7/9: Tornado intercepts IN
Supercell chase 7/27: Supercell MO/IL

January 2025:
Ice storm chase 1/4: Freezing rain KS
1/5: Ice Storm MO
Winter weather chase 1/6: Snowtorm MO

February 2025:
Ice storm chase 2/12: Freezing drizzle TX/OK

June 2025:
Supercell chase 6/7: Supercell MO

January 2026:
Winter weather chase 1/17: Icy roads MO/IL

March 2026:
Severe thunderstorm chase 3/15: Severe storms MO/IL

April 2026:
Supercell chase 4/27: Supercells MO
Lightning chase 4/28: Lightning MO

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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.