5/24/2021 West Central / Southwest Kansas chase — Bryce Kintigh

Published on May 24, 2021

Storms rapidly developed in West Central Kansas on the afternoon of 5/24/2021. The first storm of the day developed near Tribune, Kansas and very slowly moved northeast.

Severe storm north of Leoti, Kansas. #kswx @highwaysandhail — Severe storm north of Leoti, Kansas.

The storm meandered in the open countryside north of Leoti, Kansas. The storm was moving at such a slow pace that we were able to observe mid-level rotation several times from the same location.

The storm north of Leoti appears to be intensifying. #kswx

As the afternoon progressed, the storm took on more outflow-dominant features, owing to more of a damaging wind threat.

This severe storm near Pence, Kansas became a high wind producing supercell.

We opted to jump down to the next storm back south, which exhibited amazing storm structure.

This severe storm near Deerfield, Kansas produced winds to 80 mph and tennis ball sized hail.

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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