Tony Cook first became fascinated with tornadoes at the age of 15. One August afternoon, he witnessed an F0 spinning through his backyard in Northern Alabama. That small tornado (produced by a rainband of Tropical Storm Danny) was the embryo for Tony's chasing obsession.

In the early to mid 90's, Tony began chasing locally near his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama. As the new millennium rolled around, he began to expand his chasing domain and success ratio. In 2006, Tony relocated to Austin, Texas and chased the Southern plains and Texas panhandle for the first time. The bittersweet highlight of his chasing career was the monster EF5 that destroyed Greensburg, KS on May 4, 2007.

When he is not chasing storms, Tony writes web application software for the GIS and Oceanographic communities. He has completed the coursework towards an Atmospheric Science master's degree at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Apart from weather, Tony's other passion is music. He is a guitarist and songwriter, performing occasionally in and around the Austin area. He also participates unashamedly in the cutthroat world of competitive Scrabble.