5/25/2025 Supercell near Matador, TX — Bryce Kintigh

Published on May 25, 2025

Whew – what a day! I came into May 25 with little expectation of seeing much – but a little forecasting paid off.

Let’s start with the overall scenario – the Storm Prediction Center had an Enhanced Risk over an area from near Lubbock, Texas into central Oklahoma. My target was Turkey, Texas – which we did pass through, on our way south to Matador.

The supercell developed west of Matador and was nearly stationary for an hour. This view was taken about 6 miles west of Matador as the storm started to drift southeast.

The supercell really began to spin hard just outside of Roaring Springs, Texas.

Tornado warned storm south of Roaring Springs, TX. #txwx @NWSLubbock — A short while later, the supercell started dropping massive hail – some reports of 5-6″ in diameter. My group stayed clear of the biggest hail, only accidentally getting into hail about half dollar sized.

A tornado warning was issued just before the above image was taken. Chaser convergence was extreme, as this was the only storm in the area at the time, and road options were very limited. The supercell did produce a tornado shortly after this image was taken, but with limited road options, I was unable to verify from my location.

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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