I have lived in Luverne, MN all my life. I have been fortunate enough to have a family that helped me do the things I enjoyed, racing cars, storm chasing, etc. I graduated from SWMCHS in Edgerton, MN in 2005. I worked as a DJ at a local radio station for a little less than a year and have helped periodically on the family farm since I was about thirteen years old.

I have had a passion for weather since I was eight and saw my first tornado. I have chased since 2003 and have now witnessed roughly fifty tornadoes. It was sort of a hobby on the side until 2008 where I put racing behind me and focused on chasing storms.

I chased from May to December in 2008 and chased anywhere from MN and ND to OK and AR. I plan to chase many times and will be providing high defintion video with my new video camera in 2009.

Outside of chasing I have a daughter who just turned two months in January. I also have a girlfriend and attend college full time. I major in business and hope to graduate within the next year or year and a half.

Successful Chases in recent time... (adding more as we speak 2008 list is unfinished)
2008
May 1st - Landspout tornadoes in NW IA...
May 23rd - Quinter I70 tornado, plus 3 more before dark, multiple funnels...
May 29th - Kearney, NE - I-80 Tornadoes...
June 7th - Weak tornado and supercells near Mason City, IA
July 11th - Frazee, MN funnel and tornado
July 28th - Chamberlain, SD funnel/wall cloud

2009
Feb 10th - super cell, funnel near OKC, OK
March 7th - tornadic super cell, wall cloud near Cotton Falls, KS
March 23rd - tornado producing cells, wall clouds, funnels, KSN interview SC KS
April 17th - tornadic cell, cone funnel, rapid rotation southwest Oklahoma
April 26th - several tornadoes in southwest Oklahoma near Roll.
May 6th - tornadic storm in northwest IA, first on air use of SS video on KSFY.
May 12th - severe thunderstorm in north central SD, phoner with KSFY
May 13th - tornadic storms, 3 seperate breif tornadoes in east central Kansas
June 5th - massive tornado, close range (100 yards) southeastern Wyoming
June 10th - amazing rope tornado near Schell City, MO close range (150 yards)
June 21st - several tornadoes(close range 20 yards,hit by debris!) eastern Iowa