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 (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.