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My lifelong quest is to find the world's most extreme weather. As a full-time, passionate purveyor of extreme atmospheric images, my journeys have been fraught with moments of awe, terror and even occasional humor. From lightning jolts, rattlesnakes, baseball-sized hail, swarming spiders, twin twisters and irate farmers armed with rusty pitchforks, I've survived, or so I have been told, by shear luck and a knack of getting out of trouble at the last moment. Some say I have a guardian angel.

Either way... I live by the quote, "Luck is the residue of design."

To read more about my adventures please see my biography and inks below.


Important Editorial Message:

RE: Bad Chasing Behavior on Television.

My office has received multiple complaints about "irresponsible" and "unnecessarily dangerous," antics of chasers seen on television shows. Please note that I am NOT involved in any of these recent productions. I turn down any appearance offers I feel may distort the reality of storm chasing and chasers, or pit chasers against one another in a competitive manner. As a full-time, professional chaser (as opposed to part-timers chasing a few storms in the spring), I value my credibility and the creditability of all individuals who pursue severe weather in a responsible manner. Warren


Breaking Storm Chasing News...................


November 26, 2008.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Warren and key sponsor Canada Goose announces new monsoon Adventure Tour.



Beginning in the sumer of 2009 Warren will host the first ever, Monsoon, Photo-Safari. The unique adventure will be based out of Tucson, Arizona, the "Lightning photography capital of the world." From the adventure homepage: "Warren will be your host for the five days in Arizona, and while the evenings will be saved for monsoons, days include visits to Biosphere, the Sonora Desert, cultural stops and allowing you some personal time to shop, play golf or take a treatment at the wonderful Loews Ventana Canyon Resort."

Warren says the philosophy of this opportunity is two fold. The adventure is about the changing ecology of the desert and the photography of the Southwest's stunning atmosphere. Its also a great hands-on experience for photographers. The entire package is geared for comfort and having a great time here in Tucson, and even if you're not a photographer, you will still be witnessing amazing desert monsoon events."

Book soon, this group is limited to 12 people at the very most. Dates for 2009 are July 22 to July 28. Bookings handled by The Travel Network and Network Tours. See complete information and to book dates here.

One on one executive tornado chasing tours are also available though Warren's office. Visit this link for more information.



September 2008.
Galveston, Texas

Warren Stays on Galveston Island to Capture Incredible Pictures of Hurricane Ike, and Gulfport, MS to capture Hurricane Gustav!

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Warren has just returned Galveston, Texas and Gulfport, MS following the devastation of Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Gustav.

For Hurricane Ike Pictures and Hurricane Gustav Pictures, please follow this link.

For Hurricane Ike DV and HD Video Footage and Hurricane Gustav HD and DV Video Footage, please follow this link.

We are also offering dramatic Hurricane Ike footage as one of our famous royalty free masters. Pay one low price for a master tape of high quality, stunning footage of the hurricane in action. See information about the Hurricane Gustav and Ike master HERE! We also have incredible Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Gustav HD footage!



July, 20, 2008. Tucson, Arizona.

Edited by Laura White

Warren puts new clothing to the monsoon test!



Warren is seen on location in the mountains above Tucson, Arizona, wearing a Canada Goose parka to fend
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visit the Canada Goose webpage to learn more.


Warren's popular blog site is now up and running on a new host and format......



February 26, 2008.

Sponsors sought for the 2008 and 2009 storm seasons!


Millions of people around the world are seeking out information about tornadoes, weather safety, hurricanes, El Niño, global warming and the professionals who chase storms.

The StormChaser.com Chase Team is currently seeking main corporate sponsors. Align your company or services with the planet's most popular storm chasing homepage and full-time, professional storm chaser. Join past corporate sponsors and consulting clients including Uniden®, SureFire®, Warner Bros.®, Johnson & Johnson®, DuPont® and many more!

Have your company logo placed on our chase team trucks, in advertising and on TV specials like those previously produced by National Geographic, The Weather Channel, Discovery HD, CNN and many others. Have your company affiliated with this page and our related pages. We are the number one storm chase-related homepage. Our pages have been visited by over 12.9 million viewers since 1995! The unique search term "Warren Faidley" currently averages over a whopping 190,000 references on a combined Google and Yahoo search. (Thanks everyone!)

Email me now to discuss the exciting, sponsorship, product branding, television and advertising possibilities!

Requests from media interests who want to chase with our team are now being accepted.

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Lightning strikes a tree on the University of Arizona campus. July 2006.

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April 14, 2008

World's most extensive and dramatic collection of weather, storm and related images for sale.

Warren Faidley has recently announced that the entire Weatherstock® Collection of still images are for sale, or lease. Faidley, the founder and CEO of Weatherstock®, says the sale of stock agencies is nothing new, but what makes this sale especially interesting is that all the images are his and they come with the package. With most agency sales, a buyer or investor is only getting a 'shell' with most images belonging to others, requiring a loss of profits due to commissions. With this collection, a new buyer gets the rights to the world's most impressive collection of weather and related pictures -- with a 100 percent profit margin. The collection can generate substantial income forever, especially if the client utilizes active marketing. The fact that most of my stills were shot on film is also a big bonus as many high-end clients want "film stills" not digital (a growing trend with high-end clients). This a very rare deal for a large corporation or an investor."

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About Warren Faidley

Extreme Weather Adventurer, Best Selling Author, Journalist and Storm Chasing Celebrity        

By Laura White, national news corespondent

Warren Faidley
"The sky between Johnson and Richfield turned a frightening green, and I accepted that there would be no swift escape. The fun of chasing, the jokes and the conversation vanished. We were facing the stark reality of our pursuits. Survival was now the issue. To the east lay a landscape of wheat fields flowing like a white-capped ocean. But this route offered no escape, for the fields were lined with only a handful of tractor access roads that would soon turn to thick mud. Behind us, and to the west, was the vivid bolts of lightning, giant hail stones and the oncoming tornado. No shelter anywhere. Our only escape was due south, where the sun smiled pleasantly in the distance."

From Warren Faidley's best-selling Storm Chaser.


Warren Faidley is the worlds' original, professional storm chaser. Although he was not the first person to pursue storms, he is the first person to do so as a journalist, cinematographer and photographer -- as a full-time occupation. He has received international acclaim and awards for his photography, vidoeography and cinematography, in addition to his contributions to severe weather awareness, safety and education.

Warren is an accredited journalist who specializes in the coverage of severe weather, global warming and natural disasters. Unlike the majority of people who chase storms as seasonal, recreational or as a part-time pursuit, Warren works year round -- reporting on, photographing, filming, lecturing, consulting and writing about all forms of extreme weather.

Over the past 20 years, he has experienced and survived some of earth's most breathtaking and sometimes violent weather. You have likely seen Warren on news programs like CBS's Early Show, CNN and Fox "Breaking" News reporting on events like the recent deadly tornado outbreaks. Warren is one of the few individuals who has experienced firsthand an F-5 tornado, a category 5 hurricane's 155 mph winds (Andrew 1992), flash floods, firestorms, incapacitating cold, baseball-sized hailstones, food poisoning, rogue waves, lightning jolts, bullets, rock-slides, enraged farmers, reptiles, sinkholes and Mad-Max-like characters along the highways -- and survived to tell the stories.

His amazing career began at age 12 after we was swept away by a flash flood. After recovering from the near drowning -- he moved on to riding his bicycle into the heart of dust devils. (Small, tornado-like desert whirlwinds). His very first tornado chase in 1987 landed him in a small west Texas town that had been swept away by a violent tornado. His professional storm chasing career was launched after he took an amazing photograph of lightning hitting a light pole in an oil and gasoline tank farm. The shot nearly cost him his life. The image was published in Life Magazine who billed him as a "Storm Chaser." Warren's "dust to gold" success story is filled with countless anecdotes of danger, adventure, romance and drama -- and along the way, his journeys have produced some of the most breathtaking images ever captured on film and video.

Warren's multi-faceted and wide ranging popularity is best illustrated by combined Yahoo® and Google® search engines results -- showing an incredible combined average of over 150,000
references to the unique search term "Warren Faidley." His combined web pages have been visited by over 13.5 million people since the early 1990's. Individual sales of his photography have commanded prices of over $19,000. It is estimated that Warren's adventures and images reach over 20 million people worldwide every year in print, advertising, Internet, radio and on television.

Warren was an initial motion picture consultant for Twister. In fact, the original Warner Bros., script (Peter Iliff) for a Twister-like movie was based on his character. It was shelved after movie giants Steven Spielberg and Michael Chrieton created Twister. Warren says he hopes the original script will be revived. "With global warming in the lime light -- I think a more realistic, personality-driven film would be a fascinating idea." Chance McCloud and the Quest for the lost Weather Orb! (lol).

Foraging through storm surges and flying debris, his stunning images of Hurricane Andrew are some of the only known still pictures of the Category 5 hurricane (in progress) as it slammed into south Florida in 1992. He was the first cinematographer ever to capture a tornado on 35mm motion picture film. (McLean, Texas, June 1997).

TIV storm chase truck In the late 1990's Warren designed and built the world's first "Fortified Storm Intercept Vehicle." The "Archangel" was a SUV designed to intercept and film severe weather and tornadoes. In late May of 2004 Warren Faidley and a team member penetrated a weak F-O tornado near Vega, Texas, becoming the first chasers to purposely maneuver a tornado-resistant vehicle into a tornado. (No vehicle can actually survive a violent tornado).

Warren has been featured in countless television specials including National Geographic Explorer, The BBC, The O'Reilly Factor and The Weather Channel. He was recently the star of a Discovery HD Theater "Risk Takers" special. His images and footage have been used by diversified clientele including Paul McCartney, NASA, MTV, The New York Times, MTV, The NFL, Sheryl Crow, Life and Time Magazines, NASCAR and USA Today. Warren has lectured for clients and organizations including; Worley International, The University of Nebraska, Raytheon, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), The American Red Cross and The National League of Cities.

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Faidley Picture Warren has worked as a severe weather expert, corporate spokesperson and consultant for news and corporate clients like CNN, DuPont, Johnson & Johnson, CBS News, Fox News, and Warner Bros. He has been interviewed by news and television celebrities including Bill O'Reilly, Keith Oberman, Tom Snyder, Craig Ferguson, Geraldo Rivera, Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes, Vicki Lawrence, Gretta Van Susteren, Maury Povich, Art Bell and others. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona (pre-law/journalism) and Pima Community College. Warren is the CEO of Storm Risk Consulting Services and Weatherstock® Inc., an internationally-placed news and footage agency.

Warren is an advocate for extreme weather, global warming and disaster education. He is the founder and Chairman of the Storm AngelTM Foundation, an organization devoted to educating and assisting children who are victims of severe weather. He has received numerous awards for his photography, journalism, educational and public service contributions, including certificates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and a William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Award. He has written two books and collaborated on over 50 literary projects, including many magazine articles and children's books. His 1996 book Storm Chaser (The Weather Channel), was a best-selling nature and science book. Released in 2006, his newest book, The Ultimate Storm Survival Handbook has received five star reviews and critical acclaim for public safety and severe weather awareness. Warren's photographs and footage are frequently used for educational and safety projects, including those of the National Weather Service, FEMA and the American Red Cross.

Warren is a pilot and a former stock car and open road race driver. He has received an EMT-B and Arizona State Land Wildland Firefighter certifications. He is single and resides in Tucson, Arizona.

See his "even more" detailed biography here.
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February 22, 2007. : Public relations

New Book Announcement!


Warren Faidley's highly anticipated new book, "The Ultimate Storm Survival Handbook" has just been released. "This is the information you need to prepare to survive any major storm. The first of its kind, the Ultimate Storm Survival Handbook covers all forms of severe weather, including snowstorms, tornados, ice storms, hurricanes, and more. In addition to practical advice on preparing your home, avoiding dangers, and creating action plans, it also features special chapters on pet care, post-storm dangers, children, and phobias. A must have for every home, office, vehicle and boat."

Published by Rutledge Hill Press. 288 pages. Includes extensive storm chase and severe weather glossary. Illustrations and pictures. ISBN: 1401602851. Retails for $12.99. Now on sale through major booksellers, including: Amazon.

Attention!!!! Bulk printings of this life-saving book are now available. An excellent idea for commercial, government or business interests.



February 19, 2007. : Marketing Department

New Poster Release

This large (23"x35") commemorative poster featuring 24 of Warren's
most breathtaking storm pictures is now available. Click here to order!

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