Ben Holcomb – Storm Chaser
Featured Storm Chases
May 20, 2013
Witnessed the Moore, Oklahoma EF-5 tornado.
May 24, 2011
My best chase day ever with multiple violent tornadoes near Oklahoma City
May 24, 2016
Tornadofest of slow moving, photogenic tornadoes near Dodge City, KS
Nov 7, 2011
Incredible November Tornado Outbreak in Southwest Oklahoma including Tipton Oklahoma Tornado
May 9, 2016
A career day with at least 4 tornadoes in south central Oklahoma including the Wynnewood, OK EF-4 tornado
Apr 29, 2022
Strong tornado rips through Andover, Kansas
Jun 20, 2011
Incredible tornado outbreak in Nebraska including the beautiful Bradshaw, Nebraska Tornado
Storm Chasing
Each year I travel thousands of miles across the great plains of the United States in search of observing tornadoes and supercells. This website is a collection of my experiences in pursuit of violent winds and some of the most extreme weather in the world. When I’m not working or chasing storms, I enjoy traveling to beautiful places around the world. You can also view videos on my Youtube
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May 15, 2024 - Hail to the size of softballs falling out of a supercell in northern Oklahoma (298 Miles)
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May 9, 2024 - Road construction delays me enough to lose a windshield in 2-4 inch hail near Brady, Texas (932 Miles)
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May 6, 2024 - Multiple tornadoes on a overall high risk bust in Oklahoma (463 Miles)
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May 4, 2024 - Two tornadoes near Fort Stockton in far southwest Texas (857 Miles)
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May 3, 2024 - Left late and missed all of the tornadoes (433 Miles)
Storm Chasing Videos
Latest videos from my storm chasing adventures across the Great Plains
Skywatching
Eclipses, Auroras and Astrophotography
After a crazy night during the great Geomagnetic Storm of 2024 the previous night, I drove west through South Dakota to the Badlands National Park. This was my first visit…
A massive geomagnetic storm hit the earth on May 10, 2024 and caused the most amazing aurora borealis I’ve ever witnessed. I was driving northbound throughout the day and booked…
Composite image of the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse observed from Poplar Bluff, Missouri I had multiple plans of action due to the climatological probability of clouds. The primary plan was…
Took a trip to the San Antonio area for the Annular Solar Eclipse of October 14, 2023. I setup in Boerne, Texas for the Eclipse. Annular Solar Eclipse time lapse…
Ben Holcomb is a Storm Chaser that lives in Norman, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City. While Storm Chasing, Ben has seen over 200 tornadoes with the strongest being the Moore, Oklahoma Tornado of May 20, 2013. Hail the size of softballs, an EF-5 tornado and 2 hurricane landfalls highlight Ben’s chasing career. Some of the more significant tornadoes Ben has seen include the Moore, Oklahoma EF5 tornado in 2013, The Mangum Tornado of 2019, The Andover tornado in 2022, the tornado featured in the Tiger King near Wynnewood on May 9, 2016 and Dodge City a couple weeks later on May 24, 2016. Storm Chaser Ben Holcomb’s first tornado was the Earle, Arkansas tornado on May 2nd 2008. Ben has traveled to 20 countries and all 50 states. He enjoys skywatching as well, witnessing eclipses, auroras as well as planespotting.