Lightning in Oklahoma

Storm Chase Details

Chase Date: September 26, 2012
Chase Partners:
Stephen Jones

Chasers Encountered:
James Menzies

Miles Logged: 305
States Chased: OK
Severe Risks: SPC Outlooks

Chase Recap:

Somewhat local chase. Started out near Shawnee waiting for storms to fire along the boundary. Finally gave up around 5-6pm and headed to Norman. Picked up Stephen Jones and we headed out towards Southwest Oklahoma to get some lightning photos. Amazing lightning photos out near Fort Cobb.

Ben Holcomb is a Storm Chaser and IT Professional (in that order) that lives in Norman, Oklahoma. Ben works for a managed service provider with clients mostly based in the financial sector as a Linux Engineer. He has seen approximately 200 tornadoes since 2007 and has appeared on most national television networks. Ben has been to all 50 states and 19 countries and loves to travel. He has also installed weather forecast and display systems in multiple foreign countries. Ben lives with his cat Nacho.