Happy Holidays 2020 (12/25)

Happy holidays to everyone as Christmas and New Years of 2020 approach - Speaking of "2020", this is a year many of us want to forget. I wish everyone a happy holidays and new year of great health and prosperity. We all need it.



For "what's its worth" (2020 was tough) ... I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday with friends and family.

2020 - A DIFFICULT YEAR (10/24)

2020 has been a hell of a year for many people. What many failed to realize is to hold on to love and respect for one another amidst all this gloom and doom. It has become a dying art and many folks are suffering dearly.



Bring back the love and care for one another, and protect ourselves and others as well. It just might be the best thing we all can do at this point - AND - It just might help things get better. You will be mighty surprised.

Hurricane Delta (10/9)

Another hurricane was intercepted in southwestern Louisiana on October 9, 2020. This storm chase involved a dangerous category-2 hurricane (Delta, the first "Greek Alphabet" storm ever chased) at the landfall point in Creole, Louisiana.



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

http://www.sky-chaser.com/delta20.htm

Major Hurricane Laura (8/27)

Hurricane Laura was the worst storm to hit Louisiana in over 100 years, and the worst hurricane in history for SW Louisiana. The storm struck Cameron and Lake Charles head on as a high-end category 4 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson scale, with 150 MPH sustained winds and a central pressure of 937 MB at maximum intensity, just as it was making landfall in SW Louisiana!



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

http://www.sky-chaser.com/laura20.htm

Tropical Storm Marco (8/24)

Tropical storm Marco affected the southern portions of Louisiana during the afternoon and night of August 24, 2020 - Weakening to a tropical depression and dissipating on the 25th of August. I was in Louisiana and made some observations on ths storm near Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish.



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

http://www.sky-chaser.com/marco20.htm

Late Season Storm Chase Trip (7/16)

Another late-season Storm chasing trip to the central USA was done from July 12-16, 2020.


You can see the chase logs (in the STORM CHASING section of this website) for this trip by clicking the image above, or by following the link for it below.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2020.htm

Storm Chasing Expedition (6/24)

Storm chasing in the central USA is completed as of June 24. The trip was from April 26 and ended June 24, with about 22,781 miles covered in that time. Although somewhat lack-luster in terms of tornadoes, the chase trip of 2020 had some good moments.


You can see the chase logs (in the STORM CHASING section of this website), or by following the link for it below.

http://www.sky-chaser.com/mwcl2020.htm

New Facebook Page (4/22)

My new FaceBook page has been released and can be seen at this link: www.facebook.com/SkyChaserCom. Please check it out.

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