Ben Holcomb https://www.benholcomb.com/ Oklahoma Storm Chaser Ben Holcomb Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:22:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cropped-20240523-White_Tornado_near_Olustee_Oklahoma-1-120x120.jpg Ben Holcomb https://www.benholcomb.com/ 32 32 Explosive Supercell near Wichita Falls /chases/20260426/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=39298 Explosive supercell fires off the dryline near Wichita Falls and drops some small hail near Petrolia

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]]> Garbage Supercell near Ada /chases/20260425/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=39299 Supercell on and just north of the boundary from Stratford to Tupelo

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]]> Cold supercell in Southern Oklahoma /chases/20260424/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=39300 Tracked a supercell from Wynnewood to Durant

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]]> Blue Sky Bust in Southern Oklahoma /chases/20260423/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=39301 Chose the south target and Blue Sky Busted in Elgin while tornadoes raged in Northern Oklahoma

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]]> Bust west of Oklahoma City /chases/20260414/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=39302 Drove to Weatherford to watch a shelf cloud dissipate

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]]> Blue Sky Bust in Elgin /chases/20260413/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=39303 Blue sky busted in Elgin

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]]> Strong Storms with Tornado Warnings in OKC Metro /chases/20260403/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=39251 Strong storms and tornado warnings across Oklahoma City Metro. Some flooding across the area as well

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]]> Oklahoma City Supercell /chases/20260310/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=38940 Tornado warned supercell tracks across Oklahoma City metro from Tuttle to Meeker

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]]> Messy Storms in Central Oklahoma /chases/20260306/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=38850 Followed a supercell from Asher to north of Okemah, dropping off just before the tornado in Beggs

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]]> Blue Sky Bust in Central Oklahoma /chases/20260305/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=38849 Departed for the Texas Panhandle but turned around and stayed in Central Oklahoma. Gave up at dark and missed the Northern Oklahoma storm

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]]> Oklahoma City Metro Hailer /chases/20251023/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=38487 Supercell with hail tracks across OKC

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]]> Sloppy Mess in East Texas /chases/20251018/ Sat, 18 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=38399 Sloppy supercells in a highly moist environment in East Texas and Western Louisiana

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]]> Louder than Life 2025 /louder-than-life-2025/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?p=37577 Louder than Life Rock Festival in Louisville Kentucky at the Kentucky Exposition Center in September 2025

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]]> Multiple Tornadoes in the Oklahoma Panhandle /chases/20250908/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=37572 A marginal day northwest of Woodward resulted in 3 tornadoes from a supercell near Laverne

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]]> Staind at KATTFEST 2025 /staind-at-kattfest-2025/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?p=37579 Staind performs at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Oklahoma for KATTFEST 2025

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]]> Michigan vs Oklahoma /michigan-vs-oklahoma/ Sat, 06 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?p=37582 Michigan travels to Norman, Oklahoma to face the Sooners and I finally attended my first OU game after 15 years. Unfortunately, OU won.

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]]> Hailer in Wichita /chases/20250903/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=37570 Weekday September drive up to Kansas to look at some clouds and gamble

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]]> Total Bust in South Dakota /chases/20250728/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=36638 Missed two days of epic tornadoes and wasted a bunch of time and money

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]]> HP Supercell along the border /chases/20250617/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=36474 HP Supercell that becomes outflow dominant pretty quickly in its lifecycle producing a nice shelf cloud near Blackwell

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]]> Supercell near Weatherford Oklahoma /chases/20250614/ Sat, 14 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=36409 Beautifully sculpted supercell slowly travels across the Oklahoma landscape near Weatherford

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]]> Monster Supercell in Northwest Texas /chases/20250608/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=36152 Intense HP Supercell dives southeast across the Texas Panhandle from Claude to Paducah dropping hail

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]]> Tornadoes near Ropesville Texas /chases/20250606/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=36149 Intense supercell from Morton to Tahoka produced hail and multiple tornadoes as well as some structure

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]]> Busted chase in Childress /chases/20250605/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=36148 Didn't commit fully to the target and watched tornadoes ongoing west of Lubbock while sitting in Childress Texas

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]]> Tornado near Norman Oklahoma /chases/20250603/ Tue, 03 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=36088 Tornado moved within a mile of my house in Norman, Oklahoma on a day I chose not to chase

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]]> Cold Supercells in South Central Oklahoma /chases/20250525/ Sun, 25 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000 /?post_type=storm_chase#038;p=35975 Supercells along a boundary in South Central Oklahoma results in a hydro event

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