Minneola to Dodge City, Kansas Tornado: May 24, 2016 — Bryce Kintigh

Published on May 24, 2016

One of the biggest chase days of 2016 occurred near Dodge City, Kansas. The date was May 24, and almost every chaser within 1000 miles came to chase.

We started off the day near Buffalo, Oklahoma. Waiting for storms to bubble up, we scooted north to Ashland. It was apparent that the more robust storms were firing near Minneola, so we continued north to get into position.

The first tornado of the day, near Minneola, Kansas.

The first tornado developed northwest of Minneola, and it didn’t let up.

Video from the Dodge City, Kansas tornado.

The tornado continued for about 40 minutes, missing Dodge City to the west by a couple of miles.

Timelapse of tornadoes near Dodge City, Kansas.

Bryce Kintigh

Bryce has been chasing storms since 2003. Growing up on a farm in North Central Kansas, weather has always played a big role in his life. In 2018, Bryce finished his Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University. His favorite weather memory would have to be seeing a large wedge tornado with a satellite tornado in 2007. When Bryce isn’t on the road chasing storms, he enjoys spending time with friends, cheering on the Kansas State Wildcats, and traveling. He hopes to visit every National Weather Service radar site in the nation, visiting over 135 thus far. Bryce is often heard on KAKE-TV, tracking storms all across Kansas and the Midwest.

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