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- Derek.Masingale still recovering following my lightning strike almost two weeks ago 30 weeks ago
- Derek.Masingale is checking damage path in Bentonville AR from storm last night 44 weeks ago
- Derek.Masingale is packing up after a days work to head out and chase 44 weeks ago
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21 one years ago (1989) I began flying hot air balloons at which time I be came a
commercial flight instructor causing me to be active in meteorology do to the
fact that we will live or die by the weather during our flights. Shortly
thereafter in 1990 I began working in and with the meteorologist at KJRH TV2
Tulsa (Meteorologist Mike Anderson) and quickly became one of Mike's lead storm
chaser. I remained with Mike until his retirement, I continued to work with the
chief Dan Threlkeld however, it never was the same. I then began freelance
chasing for both Frank Mitchell at KTUL, John Slater at Fox 23 and Travis Meyers at KOTV, until my move four years ago to Northwest Arkansas, at which time I continued my relationship with the two Tulsa stations as I do to this day. However; I am now (and have been) a dedicated chaser for the past two and a half years) with Dan Skoff at KNWA and Fox 24.
I am a very experienced chaser understanding the need to get the shot, the
information to inform the public, as well as communicate to our stations and the
National Weather Service, while at the same time keeping myself and any team
members with me safe while performing our duties.
I sincerely look forward to chasing with severestudios.com and hope to see you all viewing our live streams.
Topics I've participated in:
| Type | Title | Replies | Last Post |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blog entry | When You Survive A Lightning Strike | 7 | 28 weeks 1 hour ago |
| Blog entry | Why we as Storm Spotters do what we do!!!! | 0 | 35 weeks 5 days ago |


