Laid-Off And Covid-19 (3/15)

The new year of 2020 started off great, with a great new IT contract job landed for myself in early December of 2019 in Denver, Colorado - One of the best jobs in my life - Until myself and 11 others were laid off in early to mid March of 2020. Like Sept 11 in 2001, the fear and pandemic of the Corona-virus, spreading geometrically across the world, caused the largest stock market crash in many years. Of course, this affected my company, E*Trade, which handled stocks and investments, and I was one of the ones to leave. Unfortunately this is just the beginning of what's to come.


This disease will continue to spread, and quickly affect the worlds population. This will shut down many businesses and events, especially those where large amounts of people congregate (cruises, sporting events, theaters, etc). The only way to slow down the spread is to keep away from crowded places, and wash your hands frequently, and just STAY HOME. The most danger to the people are the sick and elderly, which obviously will be the hardest hit (mainly over 65), leaving the younger crowds (millennials) with almost no symptoms at all. This can, and probably will, KILL a LOT of people. God bless everyone in this tough period and I hope this pandemic gets under control soon.

See just one of the effects this has done, at an airport in Florida, in the FLYING section of this web site, or at the link for it below.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/flycov19.htm

Aerobatics With Dagmar Kress (3/6)

I did some aerobatics in a Pitts Special S-2C with a long time friend and pilot, Dagmar Kress, that I knew from south Florida since the Fall of 1993! She is still flying for the MSU Aerobatic Team out of Centennial Airport in Colorado. It was so awesome to fly with her and I thank her for taking me up! You can see videos, one from a hand-held GoPro 8 camera, and another from a 360 VR 4k camera mounted in the cockpit in the FLYING section of this web site.


Click the link below to go right to the section for FLYING on my web page.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/flying.htm

You can also click the link below to see a 360VR video of the aerobatic flight.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/pittsvr.htm

OR a GoPro video at this link.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/pittsv2.htm

The Last ChaserCon 2020 (1/31/2020)

The storm chaser convention in 2020 took place from January 31 to February 2, 2020 near Denver, Colorado at the Doubletree Hilton near Stapleton. I was working this year in Denver at an IT job near Centennial and attended what was sadly the last ChaserCon. Special thanks to the great efforts of Roger Hill and his group for making this happen, as well as Tim Samaras for founding a 22-year-long event!


Click the link below to go right to the section for STORM CHASING EVENTS in 2020.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/picnic20.htm

Hurricane "Dorian" Report Completed (9/7)

Hurricane "Dorian" was an extremely violent and destructive hurricane that ravaged the Bahamas around Labor Day (September 1-2) of 2019. The storm hit the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahamas as a violent category 5 storm, with 185 MPH winds. After that the storm aimed at eastern Florida, but slowed down, and eventually turned just east of Palm Beach, missing the state. I was not able to fly to the Bahamas because of canceled flights (despite 2 others making it there before my flight). Rather discouraged, I had no other choice to chase the outer effects of the storm in eastern Florida.



An observation log of this storm has been placed in the STORM CHASING section of this website under HURRICANE DORIAN 2019. You can also jump right to that area by clicking the link provided below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/dor19.htm

Top "Tornadoes" And "Hurricanes" (8/15)

There's a top 40 for music ... Well, there is also a "top charts" for great storms I have chased. Visit my STORM CHASING section of my website for two new "countdown" videos of both my "Top 20 Tornadoes" and "Top 15 Hurricanes"!



You can see links to these presentations in my STORM CHASING section of this website. The same links have been provided below as well...

Best Tornadoes: http://www.sky-chaser.com/stbvid1.htm

Best Hurricanes: http://www.sky-chaser.com/stbvid2.htm

Spring Chasing 2019 Completed (7/11)

Storm chasing operations in the central USA for the spring and early summer has been completed as of July 11, 2019! It has been a pretty good chase season, and you can see the storm chasing operations for the spring / early summer season of 2019 in the STORM CHASING section on this site.



You can also click the link below to jump right to the section for storm chasing in 2019 in the central USA...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2019.htm

Hurricane "Michael" Upgraded To Cat-5 (4/20)

Hurricane "Michael", which struck the Florida Panhandle near and east of Panama City on October 10, 2018, was upgraded to a rare category 5 storm in post analysis done by the National Hurricane Center. Hurricane "Michael", with sustained winds of 160 MPH at time of landfall, was one of only four category 5 storms to impact the continental USA in history (the others being the "Labor Day Hurrricane" in 1935, "Camille" in 1969, and "Andrew" in 1992).



To see footage of such a rare daytime landfall of a category 5 hurricane, please check out the STORM CHASING section on this site or by clicking the link provided below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mike18.htm

ChaserCon 2019 (2/10/2019)

The storm chaser convention in 2019 took place from February 8th through the 10th in Wichita, Kansas at the Hyatt Regency and convention center in downtown. This continued to be a great event each year, thanks to the great efforts of Roger Hill and his group!


Click the link below to go right to the section for STORM CHASING EVENTS in 2019 (The 2019 Las Vegas NAB Show is also in this section).

http://www.sky-chaser.com/picnic19.htm

Winter Of 2018 / 2019 (12/14)

The winter season is upon us with heavy snow storms to the north and possible severe storms confined to the deep south and Florida. In the image above, lightning illuminates the southern end of an intense line of strong and severe thunderstorms off the western coast of south Florida late in the evening of December 14, 2018 as a Boeing 737 aircraft, flying from Houston to Fort Lauderdale at 39,000 feet on a delayed flight, makes its way safely around the storm complex.



In the meantime, I wish everyone a safe and happy holidays and prosperous NEW YEAR of 2019.

Happy Holidays 2018 (11/22)

Wishing everyone a happy holiday and safe New Year! 2018 is wrapping up and it's been quite a year for storm chasing and traveling for me. As 2018 winds down, I am getting ready for what 2019 may bring.



In the meantime, I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday with friends and family.

Hurricane Michael Devastates NW FL (10/10)

Hurricane Michael was a powerful hurricane that devastated the Florida Panhandle area near and east of Panama City on October 10, 2018 as a strong category 4 (or borderline 5) hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 155 MPH and a central pressure of 919 mb! I was on this storm and a full chase log on it is now available in the STORM CHASING section on tropical observations in the STORM CHASING section of my website under HURRICANE MICHAEL 2018.



You can also jump right to that area by clicking the link provided below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mike18.htm

Hurricane Season 2018 Underway (9/14)

The Atlantic hurricane season got extremely busy in early September of 2018. I conducted two tropical cyclone observations, one was tropical storm Gordon in South Florida, and the other hurricane Florence in North Carolina. Be sure to check the STORM CHASING section on tropical observations in the STORM CHASING section of my website under TROPICAL STORM GORDON and HURRICANE FLORENCE in 2018.



You can also jump right to that area by clicking the links provided below for GORDON and FLORENCE, respectively...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/gordon18.htm

http://www.sky-chaser.com/flor18.htm

Spring Chasing 2018 Completed (7/8)

I have been storm chasing on and off in the central USA in 2018 from April 28 onward until June 25, with a return to Florida on July 8. The first powerful tornado, shown below, was captured on May 1, 2018 near Tescott, Kansas. Please check out my special section on this trip in the STORM CHASING section of this website under storm chases for MIDWEST 2018.



You can also click the link below to jump right to the section for storm chasing in 2018 in the central USA...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2018.htm

First Storm Chase In N Alabama (3/19)

Storm chasing has begun in 2018 and the first chase of 2018 was done from March 18 to 20, 2018. This marks the start of the 2018 chase season logs for this web-site in the Midwest / Central USA. Please check my chase logs in the STORM CHASING section of this web-site under MIDWEST 2018 for this and many more chases in 2018.



You can also click the link below to jump right to the section for this chase as well as other storm chasing in 2018 in the central USA...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2018.htm

Storm Chaser Convention (2/18)

The storm chaser convention in 2018 took place from February 16th through the 18th in Denver, Colorado at the Hilton Doubletree off Quebec Street and just south of I-70. Thanks to the great efforts of Roger Hill and his group for organizing this great event every year!


Click the link below to go right to the section for STORM CHASING EVENTS in 2018.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/picnic18.htm

Happy New Year 2018 (1/1/2018)

The New Year of 2018 is upon us! 2017 was a great year for storm and hurricane chasing and plans are in the works for 2018.



I wish everyone a happy an safe holiday season and propsperous New Year of 2018.

Hurricane "Nate" Chase (10/7)

The seemingly relentless Atlantic hurricane season dished out yet another storm, Hurricane Nate, that affected Central America on October 5 and Louisiana / Mississippi on October 7. The landfall of this strong category 1 storm was documented near Biloxi, Mississippi late on October 7. This was the fourth hurricane interception in less than 2 months. This area is in the STORM CHASING section of this website under HURRICANE NATE 2017.



You can also jump right to that area by clicking the link provided below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/nate17.htm

Hurricane "Maria" Chase In PR (9/20)

Hurricane Maria was yet another devastating hurricane that tore across the NE Caribbean, Puerto Rico, and the southeastern Bahamas. I was in Puerto Rico documenting this extreme hurricane disaster from September 19 through 24. This was my third major hurricane chase in less than a month! Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on September 20 with sustained windspeeds the border of category 4 / 5 as it made landfall in the southeastern side of the island! This area is available in the STORM CHASING section of this website under HURRICANE MARIA 2017.



You can also jump right to that area by clicking the link provided below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/maria17.htm

Hurricane "Irma" Chase (9/10)

Hurricane Irma was a devastating and powerful hurricane that rampaged from the NE Caribbean, through Cuba, the Florida Keys, and finally Marco Island in SW Florida. I was there for this daytime interception of a major hurricane right at the border of category 3 / 4 intensity as it made landfall in Collier County, Florida on September 10! This area can be seen in the STORM CHASING section of this website under HURRICANE IRMA 2017.



You can also jump right to that area by clicking the link provided below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/irma17.htm

Hurricane "Harvey" Chase (8/26)

Hurricane Harvey was a powerful category 4 storm that hit southeastern Texas on August 25-26, 2017 and continued to wreck legendary damage and flooding on that state up until August 30 (with devastating flood in Houston). I was there for this storm and did extensive documentation on it from August 24th through the 28th!



You can also jump right to that area by clicking the link provided below...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/harvey17.htm