Storm Chaser Videographer Jim Leonard

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:44:19 +0000

See more of Jim’s pictures and videos at his site cyclonejim.com

Jim saw his first real tornadoes May 28, 1975 in the Texas Panhandle. He and his chase partner and saw one to their north, but a second much larger tornado formed alarmingly close to their south and began to chase them

Later that season, on June 6, near Freedom, Oklahoma, He was lucky enough to take the first known motion picture of an anti-cyclonic (clockwise rotating) tornado in the northern hemisphere.

Now he was hooked on the dual passions of tornado and hurricane chasing, and bringing back my quarry on film. Ever since, he has thought nothing of hopping the next plane to any place in the world where he might have the chance to experience nature’s most powerful displays.

Some of Jim’s other personal and filmed highlights include Hurricane Gilbert, the strongest Atlantic storm on record, Hurricane Hugo, caught in both Puerto Rico and Charleston, South Carolina, and numerous tornado encounters, including a mile-wide monster near Allison, Texas in 1995, and another mile-wide tornado near Perth, Kansas in 1997.

His video footage has been featured in National Geographic’s “Cyclone!” on NBC, the CBS special “Forces of Nature,” “Tornado Video Classics” by Tom Grazulis, the Discovery Channel’s “Raging Planet,” the Weather Channel special “The Chase,” plus many commercials. In addition, I contribute video and eyewitness accounts of land falling hurricanes to the National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Unit.

Family of tornadoes from one parent supercell.

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:18:32 +0000

Mike Scantlin from Storm chase TV documents a family of tornadoes from one parent supercell. First tornadoes were near Tipton and Manitou, the rest were near Snyder and up through the Wichita mountains.

Tornado

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:14:08 +0000

Storm Chaser Warren Faidley

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:43:00 +0000

A veteran extreme weather adventurer and journalist, Warren Faidley is recognized as one of the world’s leading, hands on severe weather and disaster experts. Warren has survived some of the planet’s most extreme weather, including the 300 mph winds of an F5 tornado and a Category 5 hurricane.

Warren’s spellbinding anecdotes of his encounters with violent weather are perfect for speaking engagements, lectures, advertising, safety seminars, interviews, product endorsements and trade shows.

Unlike the over dramatized, reckless amateurs often seen on reality television, Warren is a consummate professional. He has consulted with clients around the globe, including commercial, editorial and government interests. Warren is often seen on television, reporting for major news networks like Fox News and CNN.

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Hurricane Footage

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:12:00 +0000

Hurricane Irene roared through Margarertville September 28, 2011 devastating Main Street. Click below to Watch the footage.