14 Facts About Mike Theiss

Mike Theiss was born on April 22,1978 and is a National Geographic photographer, on air talent, video producer, professional storm chaser.

Mike Theiss's work has been published in National Geographic magazine numerous times for displaying hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning, volcanoes, and other rare nature events.

In 2005, Mike Theiss captured the highest storm surge on video during Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Mike Theiss is the co-author of the Amazon "best selling" book titled Hurricane Katrina "Through the eyes of Storm Chasers".

In 2006, Mike Theiss was nominated for an Emmy and won an award from Photo District News and National Press Photographers Association for best news coverage of the year.

Mike Theiss has documented 25 hurricanes in the United States, the Caribbean, and Mexico, including Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Ivan, Hurricane Wilma, and Hurricane Andrew.

From 2006 to 2009 Mike Theiss was a sponsored blog writer for Weather Underground blogging about Hurricane Adventure and Tornado Encounters.

Mike Theiss makes regular appearances on The Weather Channel doing television and phone interviews while inside landfalling hurricanes.

Mike Theiss' video has been seen worldwide in over 65 television documentaries and news specials.

Mike Theiss is a speaker at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles, discussing his near-death experiences.

In 2012, Mike Theiss was hired by BBC to be a television presenter for the new kids weather series entitled Fierce Earth.

Mike Theiss operates as a tour guide for Cloud 9 Tours with owner Charles Edwards.

In 2016, Mike Theiss became the first American news reporter to report on a land-falling hurricane in Cuba since the lifting of the 1962 travel ban between the US and Cuba.

Mike Theiss reported live on The Weather Channel while inside the eye-wall and eye of extreme Category 4 Hurricane Matthew in Baracoa, Cuba.