May 28, 2019: El Dorado, Kansas — Bryce Kintigh

Published on May 28, 2019

Storm Prediction Center Outlook: Enhanced Risk

Target: Central Kansas

Due to work restrictions, the team left Wichita around 4 pm with Central Kansas in mind. Storms were developing over Wichita at 4, so we opted to see what may develop close to home, knowing full well we wouldn’t be in time for any storms northwest of Salina, or along I-70 near Topeka.

Storm Prediction Center’s May 28, 2019 outlook.

Our first opportunity at a supercell came shortly after 6 pm as it developed over West Wichita. We positioned ourselves near Park City for intercept. The storm produced several funnels, but nothing persistent.

The supercell approaching the Kansas Turnpike north of El Dorado, Kansas.

We followed the storm until it moved over the Flint Hills close to sunset. It was still severe, producing greater than quarter sized hail, but given the limited road network, we opted to let it go. However, it did make for a pretty sunset.

Sunset near Cassoday, Kansas as a supercell thunderstorm rolls nearby.

As we headed back to Wichita for the evening, the sky was incredible. Cameras couldn’t do it justice on just how cool the storm looked.

Severe storm after sunset near El Dorado, Kansas.

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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