I really hadn’t planned to chase today, but when the storms started lining up in a watch box, I couldn’t resist.
I tossed minimal gear in the truck and headed north. About 28 miles north of Tulsa, I stopped in Ramona about the time the squall line moved in.
It wasn’t a storm that would typically produce a tornado, but it was spitting hail and winds were gusting.
When I got home and processed the few images I’d taken, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I’d caught a bolt of lightning in one of them. It was an unexpected surprise. I also realized how close I was to the bolt. I shot this picture with a 50mm lens.
I only drove about 90 miles, round trip. Not bad for the first run of the season.