All my life I have been interested in weather and storms. Early on I would just be glued to the window during storms and severe weather, from there I moved to the porch, then to the car driving a few miles from home, to traveling hundreds and even thousands of miles to see what might only be a few seconds of severe weather or maybe none at all. I have witnessed several incredible severe weather events with the most notable being the landfall of Hurricane Katrina from Slidell Louisiana where my wife and I experienced 100+ mph winds as the western half of the eyewall passed over us.

From August 2004 to March 2007 I was employed by a cbs affiliate tv station in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This allowed me to storm chase more since if there were storms that moved into the area they would have me storm chase or at least get video. I also got to meet a few famous people including Governors, Presidential Candidates, Musicians, & Sports Figures, as well as seeing sad, crazy, and distrubing things that I had to videotape.

My wife now has a job with the Fort Smith Public Schools and so my dream of storm chasing full time is now reality. My wife always said that when she gets a job (after graduating college) she will allow me to go back to school and/or storm chase full time. There has always been a lot holding me back before now when it comes to storm chasing and photography - mainly having crappy jobs and not enough money - but now my wife has given me complete freedom.

I am currently storm chasing for ABC KHBS/KHOG 40/29 TV . Check out the 40/29 TV Weather blog.