Tornadic supercell near Russell, Kansas. June 22, 2022 — Bryce Kintigh

Published on June 23, 2022

The day started off with an isolated supercell thunderstorm developing near Russell, Kansas. It was fairly classic looking initially, but became a high-precipitation supercell with time.

05:19 PM Lucas, Kansas — 05:19 PM looking at the Supercell to the west from Wilson Lake, Kansas.

The storm slowly moved northeast, crossing over Wilson Lake. The photo below shows the view from atop a hill near the Wilson Lake dam as the storm approached.

Amazing storm! 05:37 PM overlooking Wilson Lake.

We positioned further east along I-70 about 6 miles east of Wilson. The storm had fantastic structure as it moved over the wind farm.

6 miles northwest of Ellsworth, Kansas 06:34 PM

As it moved east, the views continued to amaze. Low hanging clouds, rotation, and stacked plates galore.

Beautiful structure near Westfall, Kansas.

More structure shots of the HP Supercell, near Wilson, Kansas.

Finally, the elusive tornado developed. Closer to sunset, and further to the east near Glendale, a brief rope developed and lowered, spinning up a brief debris cloud over an open field.

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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