Last updated on 12/05/04

         Hello and thank you for taking the time to browse my website. As you probably read earlier, I am a storm chaser from Amarillo, TX. I got into chasing storms in 1998 but never really had the resources or knew the right people to teach me. So in the year 2000, I went to the Amarillo NWS and talked to a guy named Steve Drillette. He let me have a copy of the basic and advanced storm spotters manual. I read it, and to tell you the truth, I learned a lot from both manuals.  He then gave me a call a few weeks later and told me that he had talked to a meteorologist from a local TV station. He said they needed some storm chasers and I was welcomed to come chase for them. I was excited because I was going to be chasing for a local TV station! I then met a new meteorologist at that TV station named Dan Skoff. Dan and I became friends and he taught me so much about storms and storm chasing that I would have probably never learned the material without him. I also learned a lot from the internet. There are so many websites like this one that has a lot of good information about storms and storm chasing. Well, that is how I got my start in storm chasing.

      Storm chasing has become such a major part of my life. I love the thrill of seeing Mother nature do things that make us look up to the sky with wonder and amazement.. I like going to different places and seeing different things while out chasing. Storm chasing is more than seeing storms. It's being free, and being able to meet new people, and most of all, it's getting the opportunity to possibly save someone's life.  I also like being able to take in the fresh smell of rain and witness moist currents of air rising to form a storm. Storm chasing for me is not only seeing Mother nature sculpt clouds into storms, it's having the opportunity to see what mother nature has up her sleeve for that day. Whether she presents us with tornadoes, beautiful sunsets, or non severe storms with slow soaking rain, I will cherish the day no matter what the final outcome may be.

       If you are interested in chasing storms, then I suggest you learn all you can about the subject. When you do, you will be blessed with so many opportunities, and Mother nature will gratify you beyond your wildest dreams. And who knows, you may even learn some of her secrets!

                                                                                                   Take care and happy chasing, Jason Boggs