Who's Who In Storm Chasing (UPDATED JUNE 2008)

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AMOS MAGLIOCCO

Amos Magliocco is an accompished writer and author and veteran storm chaser.

 

ANDREW PRITCHARD

Andrew is a chaser from the Great State of Illinois, with website chase accounts dating back to 2003.

 

BEN COTTON

Ben's "Funnel Fiasco" site has an edge to humor - but he's serious about chasing. Accounts dating back to 2003.

 

BEN PRUSIA

Ben Prusia is an accomplished storm chaser.

 

BILL HARK

Bill Hark is an accomplished photographer, capturing remarkable atmospheric images in his experienced storm chasing career.

 

BRIAN EMFINGER

 

BRIAN THALKEN

Nebraska chaser Brian Thalken is an intense chaser with a focus on chasing the great state of Nebraska.

 

CHUCK DOSWELL

Scientist and highly respected chaser Chuck Doswell is one of the pioneer chasers and brilliant meteorological minds of our time. Honest and outspoken, you'll always get an opinion from Chuck. His research has aided severe weather research for many generations to come.

 

CHRIS KIDLER

Chris Kidler, a reporter and storm chaser, has an amazing and user friendly website - as well as a section devoted entirely for kids. Chasing since 1997, Chris's 11 years of solid chasing are well earned with her great photography on many severe storms - one of which was first place winner in a photo contest for the Journal of Meteorology.

 

DAN ROBINSON [media]

West Virginia Storm Chaser Dan Robinson's Evangelical Storm Chasing site - one of the first to mix chasing and Christianity. Dan also is a frequent contributor for local media and has captured amazing video of winter weather events.

 

DARIN BRUNIN

Kansas Storm Chaser Darin Brunin was one of the first to stream live tornado video over the Internet. He also intercepted and immediately began rescue operations with the horrifying EF-5 Greensburg, Kansas, Tornado.

 

DAVE CHAPMAN

Dave is a chaser who has some terrific photos well worth checking out! Dave also is an avid backpacker, and activist against workplace bullying.

 

DAVID DRUMMOND [media]

Veteran Chaser David Drummond, the "Human Lightning Rod", is one of the most passionate chasers in the South, and a media chaser for Lubbock, Texas TV. He is also technical administrator of the Stormtrack chaser forum.

 

DICK MCGOWAN

Kansas based chaser Dick McGowen is the other half of the Tornado Live website, who with Darin Brunin, successfuly chased and began rescue operations with the horrifying Greensburg, Kansas EF-5 Tornado.

 

DR. ERIC FLESCHER

 

GENE RHODEN

Chaser Gene Rhoden is host of "High Instability" radio show on Shockwave Radio.

 

GEORGE FLICKINGER [media]

Media Chaser George Flickinger works for NBC affiliate KJRH-TV and has been featured in prominent magazines such as Weatherwise.

 

JASON FOSTER

Jason Foster is a media chaser since 1997, with over 11 years of chasing experience. He currently works for WUSA Channel 9 in DC.

 

JASON POLLITE

 

JAYSON PRENTICE

Jayson Prentice is a student in meteorology and chaser with a specific focus on the state of Iowa.

 

JEFF SNYDER

Graduate Student Jeff Snyder has scored over 65 tornadoes over 51,000 miles of chasing. He is also a moderator for a popular storm chasing forum.

 

JIM BISHOP

Jim Bishop is an accomplished chaser and owner of the Stormgasm website, with a large amount of impressive storm video.

 

JIM EDDS

Veteran Chaser Jim Edds has captured amazing photography of vortices large and small, from Hurricanes to Tornadoes, even waterspouts.

 

JOEY KETCHAM

Joey Ketcham is a Kansas Chaser born and raised, and has worked with television chase teams in the past.

 

JON MERAGE

 

JR HENLEY

JR Henley is a meteorologist and an Oklahoma Chaser. Living right in the heart of Tornado Alley, he's well positioned for even more great videos of severe weather.

 

KHRISTIAN SNYDER

Khristian Snyder is a teenager with a knack for photography. Check out her amazing photos.

 

LAURA DUCHESNE

Canadian Storm Chaser Laura Duchesne comes down to the plains every year on a chase vacation on the search for severe weather. A veteran 10-year chaser, she has many adventures and chase accounts on her site of chasing and photography. Be sure and check out her site.

 

MATTHEW VER STEEG

 

MICKEY PTAK

Mickey is almost as hardcore a chaser as you can get. His site is undergoing construction.

 

MIKE HOLLINGSHEAD

Veteran Storm Chaser and World-Known photographer Mike Hollingshead brings the beauty of storms to jaw-dropping levels. His photographs have been mistaken and circulated all around the world for various other meteorological events such as Hurricane Katrina.

 

MIKE UMSCHEID [NWS]

National Weather Service Forecaster Mike Umscheid is an accomplished chaser and hero in action who saved untold lives by issuing a Tornado Emergency as an EF-5 Tornado demolished Greensburg, Kansas.

 

MIKEY GRIBBLE

 

REED TIMMER

Well known and veteran chaser Reed Timmer pushes the limits with extreme chasing and has some of the most spectacular severe weather video taped anywhere on the planet.

 

RICH THOMPSON [NWS]

Rich Thompson is a meteorologist and forecaster with the Storm Prediction Center, and an avid storm enthusiast and chaser. As a career meteorologist, he is in tune with severe weather dynamics and a participant with weather enthusiasts on at least one popular storm chasing forum.

 

ROGER EDWARDS

Roger Edwards is a very well known and highly respected meteorologist for the Storm Prediction Center and storm chaser - or as he calls himself, "Storm Observer". One of the great minds of weather, he is one responsible for issuing severe weather products such as severe thunderstorm and tornado watches that protect the public and aid in chase day forecasting.

 

ROGER HILL

Roger Hill is an accomplished tour group leader and storm chaser, and is also a principal organizer of the National Storm Chase Convention in Denver.

 

SAM BARRICKLOW

 

SCOTT BLAIR

 

TONY LAUBACH

Tony Laubach is a veteran media chaser, television weather caster and accomplished storm chaser.

 

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VERNE CARLSON

 

WARREN FAIDLEY [pro]

Warren is one of the most well known professional chasers in the world, and one of the few who has successfully made a living chasing severe weather. He is also the author of many chasing related books.

 

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