Mike Theiss

Mike Theiss (born April 22, 1978) is a National Geographic photographer, on air talent, video producer, professional storm chaser. He is the CEO/Founder of Ultimate Chase Inc. that specializes in extreme nature photography. His work has been published in National Geographic magazine numerous times for displaying hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning, volcanoes, and other rare nature events. Career Theiss started storm chasing in 1986 in Key Largo, Florida, and now chases worldwide. In 2004, Theiss captured one of the highest wind gusts ever recorded on video inside Hurricane Charley with an estimated wind gust over 155 mph in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) used his barometric pressure reading of 942 mb (hPa) inside Hurricane Charley's eye in their final report as the official lowest pressure recorded by a handheld barometer during Charley.