Tornadoes near Higgins, Texas 6/15/2023 — Bryce Kintigh

Published on June 15, 2023

A moderate risk was issued by the Storm Prediction Center for the northeast Texas Panhandle region along with adjacent areas of Western Oklahoma. Initial target was Woodward, Oklahoma – but with some nowcasting, we determined we need to bump a bit further west.

Day 1 Severe Weather outlook, courtesy of The Storm Prediction Center.

We sat in Higgins, Texas for a bit and decided to check out the supercell near Perryton, Texas. While we were repositioning further north, Perryton took a direct hit with a number of fatalities and injuries. We stopped on a hill north of Lipscomb, Texas and were treated to double Landspouts.

Landspout tornado west of Lipscomb, Texas. Live stream is up at live.highwaysandhailstones.com @NWSAmarillo #txwx — Landspout tornadoes west of Lipscomb, Texas. Live stream is up at live.highwaysandhailstones.com @NWSAmarillo #txwx

The lifespan of the more dominant landspout west of Lipscomb, Texas.

After Spoutfest calmed down, we repositioned east of Higgins, Texas as the storm maintained supercellular characteristics, and were treated to a show.

Tornado five minutes ago very near Higgins, Texas. #okwx #txwx @NWSNorman

The tornado lasted a few minutes and did not produce much if any damage.

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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