Structure chase, Central Kansas 5/9/2023 — Bryce Kintigh

Published on May 9, 2023

Severe storms developed very early on May 9, 2023 and continued through most of the day.

My team and I were able to jump on a prolific hail producing storm near St. John, Kansas by late afternoon.

We dipped south into Pratt County to catch the next storm rolling our way. Radar indicated massive hail was likely in the storm – but we only encountered quarter sized hailstones, but a LOT of hail at that.

Hail drifts were found in Pratt as massive amounts of hail covered the ground.

Our chase ended east of Pratt with a beautiful sky full of Mammatus as the sun set.

The view looking east from Pratt, Kansas as a severe storm continued to track east.

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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