Hurricane Melissa Hits Jamaica (10/28)

Hurricane Melissa was one of the strongest hurricanes in the Atlantic basin, packing maximum sustained winds at a staggering 185 MPH (near 300 KM per hour) and a central pressure of 892 MB (26.30")! The storm made landfall in Jamaica at this full intensity near New Hope during the late morning of October 28. The storm caused unimaginable devastation along the storm path across the island nation. I had plans to chase this hurricane, but canceled them since the aftermath would be dangerous and challenging. Out of a scant few of storm chasers, Josh Morgerman (iCyclone) was the closest to the storm near Crawford. Jamaica needs ANY HELP they can get.

Storm Chasing Expedition 2025 Completed (6/27)

The main storm chase trip for 2025 from April 25 to June 27 in the central USA is completed. I have wrapped up this fantastic stint of storm chasing and was safely home in south Florida late on June 27. This area has been updated with many details, photos, chase logs, and links to videos!


You can check out the STORM CHASING area of my website for more information, or click the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2025.htm

High-Risk "Dixie Alley" Storm Chase (3/15)

The first major storm chase of 2025 was done in the deep south of the USA in Mississippi on March 15, 2025. This was a rare high-risk storm setup as per the Storm Predictions Center (SPC) and the second day of a severe storm outbreak sequence.


You can check out the STORM CHASING area of my website for more information, or click the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2025.htm

Storm Chaser Summit (2/16)

The National Storm Chaser Summit took place from February 14th to the 16th in Overland Park, Kansas.


You can check out the STORM CHASING area of my website for more information, or click the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/picnic25.htm

Happy New Year 2025 (1/1)

Wishing everyone a safe and happy New Year 2025! 2024 was a challenging year for me, but more good things happened to be grateful for.

Thanksgiving 2024 And Beating Cancer (11/28)

Hurricane season draws to a close on November 30, and the holidays are upon us. Thanksgiving really had a meaning this year ... Since I managed to beat cancer over the course of 2024. This was a very rare form of MALE breast cancer, called "invasive papillary carcinoma". I first noticed something was wrong after a bruise I got while skydiving in 2022 never quite healed - Leaving a fluid-filled area under my left breast. This is what made me see a doctor, and eventually I found that the cancer was a "tiny speck" surrounded by the fluid-filled sac! This "alerted" me into catching it early and seeking treatment, preventing its spread, and saving my life and health. I put this video out there so people can get advice, and be aware of the insidious effects of such diseases. The video also shows my journey to being cured, and rather interesting aspects of my treatment (including radiation therapy).


I posted a video of this in the GALLERY section of my website. However, you can jump straight to the section on my web-site for my video of a detailed story explaining this journey to better health by clicking the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/gabrcav1.htm

Halloween Boogie At Skydive Perris (11/9)

Traveled to southern California for the 2024 Halloween Jet Boogie in late October and early November 2024. This is the only place you can skydive from a commercial airliner, a DC-9 jet, the only such aircraft converted to a skydiving jump-ship (and brought back online after over a decade). I also did a "dead air" exit from a hot air balloon over Perris during a crisp morning at sunrise!


You can check out the SKYDIVING section of my website (which has videos of these jumps), or click the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/skydive.htm

Major Hurricane Milton In Florida (10/10)

Hurricane Milton, yet another major hurricane to hit Florida, came into the Florida west coast near Sarasota on October 9-10. Milton made landfall as a major category-three hurricane with 120 MPH winds and a minimum central pressure of 952 mb. This is the fourth hurricane (and third major hurricane) to hit this area in just over a year.


You can jump straight to the section on my web-site for the chase logs for major hurricane Milton by clicking the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/milt24.htm

Major Hurricane Helene In Florida (9/27)

Hurricane Helene hit the Florida "Big-Bend" area during the overnight of September 26 to 27, 2024 as a major category-four hurricane with 140 MPH winds and a minimum central pressure of 938 mb. This is the third hurricane (and second major hurricane) to hit this area in just over a year. I have executed a chase on this storm, and a full chase log is also available in the STORM CHASING section of my website.


You can jump straight to the section on my web-site for the chase logs for major hurricane Helene by clicking the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/hele24.htm

Hurricane Debby In Florida (8/5)

Hurricane Debby hit the Florida "Big-Bend" area during the morning of August 5, 2024 as a category-one hurricane with 80 MPH winds. A chase and log of this storm is also available. Be sure to check out more footage of such storm chases in the STORM CHASING section of my website.


You can jump straight to the section on my web-site for the chase logs for hurricane Debby by clicking the link below.

www.sky-chaser.com/debby24.htm