Aurora, Nebraska tornado: June 17, 2009 — Bryce Kintigh

Published on June 17, 2009

Our best chase of 2009 came late in the season. Kansas didn’t have much to offer, so we opted for a South Central Nebraska chase. This storm developed near Grand Island, Nebraska, spawning a tornado west of Aurora as it moved east.

The tornado moved over mainly rural areas, but damaged a factory west of Aurora.

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.

Hamilton, NE

A large tornado touched down west of Aurora on Highway 34, then traveled east approximately 5 miles before lifting…

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