Kansas, 2001

Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 10 to 11, 2001

April 10 to 11, 2001 · NWS DDC · 59 events in 19 counties and zones

37 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1.1 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
59

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 10, 1:17 PM CST, 6 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 1:17 PM CST, 6 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
217 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2001

DRYLINE/SFC LOW HAVE MOVED JUST A BIT EAST THIS AFTERNOON AS UPPER
S/W TROF PASSED BY. DEWPOINTS INTO THE MID 60S FROM DDC EAST. SOME
COLD AIR SURGING INTO EASTERN COLORADO AS EVIDENCED IN THE SURFACE
ANALYSIS. UPPER LOW LOCATED OVER WESTERN ARIZONA THIS MORNING
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST WITH MAIN SFC RESPONSE LOCATED OVER NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO. THINK MAIN CHALLENGE WILL BE HOW FAR WEST DRYLINE WILL
GET THEN POPS ACROSS CWA TONIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THOUGHT THE NGM MISPLACING THE SFC LOW TOO FAR NORTH INTO COLD AIR.
ETA/AVN SFC LOOKED MUCH BETTER AND RELIED ON THEM FOR THE FORECAST.
AS UPPER TROF APPROACHES...THINK SFC WINDS WILL FINALLY BACK AND
SHOULD SEE THE DRYLINE PROGRESS BACK TO THE WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THINK SFC LOW/DRYLINE SHOULD INTERSECT JUST WEST OR SOUTHWEST OF
LBL BY EARLY EVENING WITH LOW MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG BAROCLINIC
ZONE. EXPECT TSRA TO DEVELOP MOSTLY FROM LBL EAST THIS EVENING AND
WILL HAVE TO MENTION POSSIBLY SEVERE FOR MOST OF CWA.  LIKE THE
GOING POPS FOR ALL BUT WEST.  WILL STILL GO WITH LIKELY FOR EHA
AREA.  AS SFC LOW DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT AND APPROACHING UPPER
SYSTEM...WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 20 TO 30.  MID LEVEL WINDS NOT
EXCEEDINGLY STRONG BUT COULD MIX DOWN QUITE A BIT OF MOMENTUM.
THUS...STRONG TO SEVERE WINDS WITH TSRA.  TEMPS AT 500MB WITH UPPER
SYSTEM AROUND MINUS 32C. WITH THAT KIND OF INSTABILITY...STORMS MY
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE NIGHT AND PERHAPS INTO THE EARLY
WEDNESDAY PERIOD.  WILL GO WITH ABOUT 20 POPS FROM HYS TO P28 FOR
MORNING THUNDER.

WILL CONTINUE WITH STRONG WINDS BEHIND UPPER SYSTEM WEDNESDAY.
DOWNSLOPE AND SUN SHOULD ALLOW TEMPS TO RISE TO THE 60S...CLOSE TO
OR ABOVE GUIDANCE.  SHOULD SEE MAINLY CLEAR SKIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
COLDER AIR SHOULD BE FILTERING INTO AREA SO WE MAY SEE SOME 30S FOR
LOWS WITH LOWER 40S FOR SOUTHEAST.  ETA SHOWING ANOTHER VORT
ENTERING AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  LOOKS LIKE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL NOT BE AS AVAILABLE.  WILL PROBABLY ONLY GO WITH SMALL POPS FOR
THE WESTERN GROUP HOWEVER.

EXTENDED...

GOING WITH EC MODEL THIS CYCLE BASED ON ITS VERIFICATION SKILL
SCORES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. OTHER EXTENDED MODELS ARE
SURPRISINGLY SIMILAR TO THE EC SOLUTION AS WELL. UPSHOT IS THAT I
WILL KEEP SMALL POPS GOING FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ALL EXTENDED
MODELS SHOW A GOOD PUSH OF COLDER AIR FOR THE EARLY PART OF NEXT
WEEK, SO FORECAST WILL REFLECT THIS IDEA.

PRELIMINARY GUIDANCE FOR COORDINATION ONLY. OFFICIAL FORECASTS ARE
CONTAINED WITHIN THE DODGE CITY ZONE FORECAST.

DDC 049/062 039/066 043 700
GCK 045/063 036/068 041 700
EHA 043/064 040/069 043 600
LBL 047/064 040/068 042 800
HYS 054/062 042/067 043 720
P28 056/070 045/068 046 820

.DDC...NONE.

REITER/MCCAMMON

The radar

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Event by event

37 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stanton

When
April 10, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, 16 mi W of Johnson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.267, -101.783

Hail, Stanton

When
April 10, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, 2 mi SW of Johnson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.950, -101.250

Hail covered the ground.

Hail, Hamilton

When
April 10, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County, 16 mi SE of Syracuse
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.833, -101.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When
April 10, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County, 16 mi SE of Syracuse
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.900, -101.133

Thunderstorm Wind, Stevens

When
April 10, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 11 mi NW of Hugoton
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.467, -101.367

Hail, Kearny

When
April 10, 8:32 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, 7 mi S of Lakin
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.567, -101.750

Hail, Morton

When
April 10, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Morton County, 6 mi W of Rolla
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.017, -99.883

Tornado, Kearny

When
April 10, 8:42 PM CST to 8:49 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, 3 mi WSW of Deerfield
Rating
F1
Path length
5.1 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
38.383, -100.917

Two pivot spinklers were damaged, a 24 x 36 foot shed was blown down and 30 homes had minor roof damage.

Hail, Kearny

When
April 10, 8:44 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, Lakin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.350, -100.467

Hail, Morton

When
April 10, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Morton County, Elkhart
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.933, -99.600

Hail, Morton

When
April 10, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Morton County, Richfield
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.933, -99.583

Hail, Kearny

When
April 10, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, Lakin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.883, -99.900

Hail, Kearny

When
April 10, 8:46 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, 8 mi S of Lakin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.767, -99.967

Hail, Morton

When
April 10, 8:48 PM CST
Where
Morton County, 1 mi E of Richfield
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.350, -100.467

Hail, Morton

When
April 10, 8:48 PM CST
Where
Morton County, 1 mi NE of Richfield
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.083, -101.767

Thunderstorm Wind, Stevens

When
April 10, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 9 mi W of Hugoton
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.583, -101.367

Hail, Kearny

When
April 10, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, 6 mi S of Deerfield
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.450, -101.600

On the county line.

Hail, Finney

When
April 10, 8:55 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 6 mi W of Holcomb
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.617, -100.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Finney

When
April 10, 8:56 PM CST
Where
Finney County, Holcomb
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
38.617, -100.467

Hail, Kearny

When
April 10, 8:57 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, Deerfield
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.117, -101.617

Hail, Grant

When
April 10, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Grant County, 8 mi W of Ulysses
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.183, -101.550

Hail, Scott

When
April 10, 9:03 PM CST
Where
Scott County, 11 mi NNE of Scott City
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.933, -101.133

Hail, Kearny

When
April 10, 9:07 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, 6 mi S of Deerfield
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.283, -100.333

Hail, Grant

When
April 10, 9:12 PM CST
Where
Grant County, 8 mi S of Ulysses
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.267, -101.767

Hail, Stanton

When
April 10, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, Johnson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.283, -101.767

Hail, Trego

When
April 10, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Trego County, Wakeeney
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.183, -101.517

Hail, Scott

When
April 10, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Scott County, Shallow Water
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.900, -101.133

Also had 50 mph wind with the hail.

Hail, Lane

When
April 10, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Lane County, 9 mi S of Dighton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.983, -101.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Lane

When
April 10, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Lane County, 9 mi S of Dighton
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.983, -100.983

Hail, Morton

When
April 10, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Morton County, Wilburton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.983, -101.133

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When
April 10, 9:27 PM CST
Where
Grant County, Ulysses
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
AIRPLANE PILOT
Coordinates
37.583, -101.517

Hail, Stanton

When
April 10, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, 11 mi SE of Johnson
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.633, -100.817

Hail, Lane

When
April 10, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Lane County, Shields
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.567, -101.750

Hail, Lane

When
April 10, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Lane County, 9 mi N of Dighton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.500, -100.183

Hail, Morton

When
April 10, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Morton County, 1 mi E of Rolla
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.867, -99.483

Thunderstorm Wind, Stevens

When
April 10, 9:34 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 11 mi W of Hugoton
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.933, -99.617

Hail, Kearny

When
April 10, 9:38 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, 4 mi S of Deerfield
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.400, -99.967

Hail, Kearny

When
April 10, 9:38 PM CST
Where
Kearny County, Deerfield
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.517, -99.767

High Wind, Clark

When
April 10, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.200, -99.450

Gradient wind...reported in Ashland.

Hail, Finney

When
April 10, 10:06 PM CST to 10:11 PM CST
Where
Finney County, 5 mi S of Garden City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.633, -99.683

Tornado, Trego

When
April 10, 10:08 PM CST to 10:09 PM CST
Where
Trego County, 2 mi SE of Riga
Rating
F1
Path length
1.1 mi
Path width
75 yd
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.200, -99.450

Rapidly moving tornado moved into Ellis county at 2209. Several outbuildings were damaged.

Tornado, Ellis

When
April 10, 10:09 PM CST to 10:38 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, 2 mi W of Ellis
Rating
F2
Path length
19 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
37.850, -99.500

A tornado moved in from Trego county at 2209 and moved into Rooks county at 2238. It took out 50 power poles in Ellis county and damaged 13 farms. Roofs were removed on several homes and there was extensive damage done to several outbuildings and trailers. Two semis were overturned on I-70 west of Ellis causing several minor injuries. Reports of the infamous "roar" were noted in the Ellis community.

Hail, Trego

When
April 10, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Trego County, Trego Center
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.117, -99.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Ford

When
April 10, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Ford County, Dodge City Arpt
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
37.200, -99.517

Backup wind equipment.

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When
April 10, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Meade County, Meade
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.200, -99.483

Hail, Stanton

When
April 10, 11:05 PM CST
Where
Stanton County, Johnson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.617, -99.167

Tornado, Ford

When
April 10, 11:10 PM CST to 11:24 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 20 mi S of Howell
Rating
F2
Path length
17.3 mi
Path width
380 yd
Property damage
$190,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
37.983, -101.133

A mobile home was completely demolished. Ironically, the occupants were not at home, only because the school activity bus was late. Another trailer nearby received moderate damage. Two pivot sprinklers were destroyed and there was other scattered minor damage along the path of the tornado.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ellis

When
April 10, 11:16 PM CST
Where
Ellis County, 9 mi W of Hays
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hodgeman

When
April 10, 11:25 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman County, 14 mi SSE of Hanston
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.900, -100.867

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
April 10, 11:27 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 2 mi S of Minneola
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.567, -102.050

Tornado, Ford

When
April 10, 11:39 PM CST to 11:47 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 1 mi SW of Kingsdown
Rating
F2
Path length
10 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$425,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
37.550, -101.783

Eight pivot sprinklers were destroyed along with a barn and silo.

Hail, Pawnee

When
April 10, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 4 mi E of Burdett
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.817, -101.550

Tornado, Ford

When
April 10, 11:48 PM CST to 11:54 PM CST
Where
Ford County, 4 mi E of Ford
Rating
F1
Path length
9.6 mi
Path width
150 yd
Property damage
$165,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
37.817, -101.550

Three pivot sprinklers were destroyed along with a grain bin.

Hail, Pawnee

When
April 10, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County, 4 mi E of Burdett
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.300, -101.483

Tornado, Edwards

When
April 10, 11:57 PM CST to April 11, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Edwards County, 4 mi SE of Offerle
Rating
F0
Path length
7.4 mi
Path width
100 yd
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
37.850, -101.250

Roof damage to one home. Five inch tree limbs broken.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
April 11, 12:12 AM CST
Where
Clark County, 13 mi ESE of Ashland
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
37.117, -101.750

Hail, Comanche

When
April 11, 12:21 AM CST
Where
Comanche County, 2 mi W of Protection
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.967, -101.183

Hail, Comanche

When
April 11, 12:25 AM CST
Where
Comanche County, Protection
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
37.950, -101.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Kiowa

When
April 11, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Kiowa County, 4 mi W of Haviland
Property damage
$40,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.000, -101.900

100 year old cedar tree was uprooted.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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Sources

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