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Storm chasing adventure blog for Warren Faidley — America’s first, full-time professional storm chaser

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And so it begins…. Tornado Season 2010

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments

March 8, 2010.
After a unusually slow start to to the 2010 severe weather season, including a tornado-free February, March rolls in like a lion.
Around 21:30 UTC, a large and destructive tornado is ripping across western Oklahoma, striking Hammon, OK as I write this. Lots of damage reported with a very wide path of destruction. All [...]

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Storm Season 2010 Around the Corner

February 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment

If I only had a dollar for all the emails I’ve received asking about the 2010 storm season.
A lot of this stems from the unusually active winter season. Will a record breaking winter storm season translate into a a violent spring?
The best answer is maybe, but not guaranteed.
The elements that lead to an active spring [...]

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The Bastardizing of Storm Chasing

December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Editorial comment and opinion.
For those of us who recently followed the so-called “Balloon Boy” fiasco, we now know, there never was a kid in the balloon. We were the victims of a hoax according to the authorities.
The fact that the Balloon Boy story evolved around a publicity seeking family involved in storm chasing did not [...]

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Join Blastoff To Help Us!

September 28th, 2009 · No Comments

New opportunity to help Warren raise funds for his Storm Angel Foundation.
Hello Everyone. I’m sure some of you have heard about the new Internet program called Blastoff Network. It’s a revolutionary new idea, that Time magazine recently declared, “Could be bigger than Facebook.” The big difference is, Blastoff gives you a free webpage, complete with [...]

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Hurricane Gustav Pictures Gustav Picture

September 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Hurricane Gustav slammed into Gulfport, MS on the morning of September 1, with a storm surge of 9-feet. Here are some of the pictures I took during the hurricane.

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Hurricane Gustav Update

August 30th, 2008 · No Comments

8-3-08:  Hello everyone:  The SC.com Chase Team will be heading out on Sunday morning to intercept Hurricane Gustav. The expected landfall is currently forecasted by the TPC to be very near New Orleans, as a Category 4 storm. (Subject to major changes in location, strength and speed). Our team will be setting up operations in [...]

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News Stations Pull “Faked” Tornado Footage

July 17th, 2008 · No Comments

The Associated Press is reporting NBC and CBS has pulled tornado footage they say was “faked” by a storm chaser.
See the story here:
http://wjnoblog.com/2008/07/the-ap-runs-fake-tornado-video/
Warren

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