Bust in Texas

Storm Chase Details

Chase Date: May 19, 2017
Chase Partners:
Jari Ylioja, Leia Hill, Brittany Newman

Chasers Encountered:
None

Miles Logged: 560
States Chased: OK, TX
Severe Risks: SPC Outlooks

Chase Recap:

Very much a not-memorable chase day. Ended up heading down US81 into Texas. Flooding and whales mouth galore.

We had to pick up Jari’s friend at DFW airport, so we stopped and got some Jet’s Pizza before cramming the 5 of us into the car and heading home.

Ben Holcomb is a Storm Chaser and IT Professional that lives in Oklahoma. Ben works as a Linux Cloud Engineer. He has observed over 200 tornadoes since 2007 and has appeared on most national and some international television news networks. Ben loves to travel and has been to all 50 states as well as 19 countries and 38 national parks.