Weather Event Journals
Before there were formal chase logs, mileage totals and storm reports, there was simply a weather-obsessed kid documenting what he saw. These journals preserve stories from those early years, from neighborhood floods and Colorado lightning to informal chases and other memorable encounters with the atmosphere.
Drawn from original website pages, personal journals, photographs and surviving notes, they document the years when a fascination with weather was becoming a lifelong pursuit.
Drawn from original website pages, personal journals, photographs and surviving notes, they document the years when a fascination with weather was becoming a lifelong pursuit.
Foothills Lightning Photos Didn't Amount to a Lot
Took some shots in the foothills west of Denver near Willow Springs on a late evening outing after work.
• PARTICIPANTS: Solo
• ORIGINAL SOURCE: Geocities Website (1999)
Lightning
First Lightning Photo Attempt As a High School Graduate Yielded Some Shots
Shots taken with my new 200mm lens from Littleton, Colorado. My first lightning photos of the summer!
• PARTICIPANTS: Solo
• ORIGINAL SOURCE: Geocities Website (1999)
Lightning
Second Ever Set of Lightning Photos Shot Over Marston Lake
My second successful outing shooting lightning near my house, this time shooting over Marston Lake in Littleton.
• PARTICIPANTS: Solo
• ORIGINAL SOURCE: Geocities Website (1999)
Lightning
My First Ever Lightning Photographs Months After Moving to Colorado
My first successful lightning photographs, taken over the summer from an overlook near my Littleton home.
• PARTICIPANTS: Solo
• ORIGINAL SOURCE: Geocities Website (1999)
Lightning
My First Ever Storm Chase, My First Ever Tornado
My very first storm chase with my Dad driving and we observed and documented my first ever career tornado!
• PARTICIPANTS: Jimmy Laubach
• ORIGINAL SOURCE: Hand Written Account, Photos
Informal Chase
The Northwood Park Neighborhood Flash Flood
Several inches of rain from a slow moving storm turned my neighborhood into a flood zone as numerous streets were flooded. I delivered papers despite the hazards and documented the flooding along the way.
• PARTICIPANTS: Solo
• ORIGINAL SOURCE: Hand Written Account, Old Photos
Flooding