Warren Faidley is an American adventurer, photojournalist, storm chaser and disaster survival expert. He is officially credited as the first, professional storm chasing photojournalist.

Warren and his images have appeared worldwide in National Geographic, The Weather Channel, the BBC, Discovery Channel, CNN, Fox News and many more. His photography has also been used for advertising and promotional work for Paul McCartney, Universal Pictures, Sheryl Crow, MTV, The NFL, NASCAR, Warner Bros., and thousands of books, editorial publications, television and social media outlets. A Google search under his unique name shows an average of over , references.

Pursuing thousands of individual thunderstorms, tropical cyclones and assorted natural disasters, Warren has survived a mind-numbing number of extreme and deadly situations, including hurricane winds of over mph, tornadoes, lightning bolts, rattle snakes, gunfire, swarming spiders and even angry farmers with rusty pitch forks.

Warren began his pursuits at age 12 when he was carried away and nearly killed by a flash flood. A few weeks later he was riding his bike in to the core of violent dust devils.

In he captured the fir

Warren Faidley is an American adventurer, photojournalist, storm chaser and disaster survival expert. He is officially credited as the first, professional storm chasing photojournalist.

Warren and his images have appeared worldwide in National Geographic, The Weather Channel, the BBC, Discovery Channel, CNN, Fox News and many more. His photography has also been used for advertising and promotional work for Paul McCartney, Universal Pictures, Sheryl Crow, MTV, The NFL, NASCAR, Warner Bros., and thousands of books, editorial publications, television and social media outlets. A Google search under his unique name shows an average of over , references.

Pursuing thousands of individual thunderstorms, tropical cyclones and assorted natural disasters, Warren has survived a mind-numbing number of extreme and deadly situations, including hurricanes winds of mph, tornadoes, lightning bolts, rattle snakes, gunfire, swarming spiders and even angry farmers with rusty pitch forks.

Warren began his pursuits at age 12 when he was carried away and nearly killed by a flash flood. A few weeks later he was riding his bike in to the core of violent dust devils.

In he captured the first t

An Arizona Man Inspired This Hollywood Classic

Arizona has fed Hollywood star power for more than a century now. Award winning actors, directors, and screenwriters have all called the Grand Canyon State home, but films typically aren't based on the lived experiences of Arizona residents.

An Arizona town taken from the mountains

There's one massive exception, however, and his influence can't be understated.

Meet the Cyclone Cowboy

When there's a storm brewing, you can bet your bottom dollar that Warren Faidley will be there. He's a storm chaser, travelling across America to capture the violence mother nature is capable of. Whether it's tornadoes in the Great Plains or Hurricanes striking Southeast Florida, Faidley will be there.

A storm chaser looking at an upcoming storm

As one of the best, and notably, FIRST in his profession, Faidley has come into a considerable amount of fame. He's written books sold the world over and starred in a Miller Lite commercial, but these days, he prefers to spend time at his Tucson home reflecting on his monumental career.

His most popular accomplishment will never rest.

Twister (

Warren Faidley Edit Profile

Photographerphotojournalist

Warren Faidley is an American extreme weather journalist, storm and disaster survival expert, photographer and cinematographer, Faidley was the first storm chaser to create a full-time, professional occupation solely from pursuing severe weather.

Education

Faidley is a graduate from University of Arizona and Pima Community College. He is a pilot, and an Arizona Registered EMT-B. He once held an Arizona State Land Wildland firefighter certification. He is a recipient of a William Randolph Heart Photojournalism Award.

He resides in Tucson.

Career

Faidley’s interest in storm chasing can be traced to his childhood, when he spent his time riding his bicycle into dust devils. His childhood &#;chases&#; nearly killed him after he was swept away by a flash flood. His very first tornado chase landed him in Saragosa, Texas a small community that had been swept away by a violent F4 tornado on May 22,

His professional career was launched after he took a photograph of lightning hitting a light pole in an oil and gasoline tank farm in Tucson, Arizona.

The image was published in Life Maga


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