April 24th Reno county tornado

During the evening hours of Tuesday April 24th, a small but powerful supercell thunderstorm tracked across Northwest Reno County.

Radar image of the tornado producing supercell around 715pm.	Picture of funnel cloud southwest of Nickerson at around 7pm. Picture taken by NWS meteorologist Robb Lawson.	Picture of funnel cloud southwest of Nickerson at around 7pm. Picture taken by NWS meteorologist Robb Lawson.
Picture of funnel cloud southwest of Nickerson at around 7pm. Picture taken by NWS meteorologist Robb Lawson.	Picture of funnel cloud southwest of Nickerson at around 7pm. Picture taken by NWS meteorologist Robb Lawson.	Picture of funnel cloud southwest of Nickerson at around 7pm. Picture taken by NWS meteorologist Robb Lawson.

Tornado track map. Courtesy Reno County Emergency Management.

Below is the list of tornado reports from this event:

    
     
     0701 PM     TORNADO          4 SW NICKERSON          38.11N 98.14W
     04/24/2007                   RENO               KS   EMERGENCY MNGR
     
                 ROPE TORNADO WEST OF STERLING ROAD AND 43RD AVENUE.
     
     0705 PM     TORNADO          4 SW NICKERSON          38.11N 98.14W
     04/24/2007                   RENO               KS   BROADCAST MEDIA
     
                 3 BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS REPORTED BY KAKE TV.
     
     0710 PM     TORNADO          8 SSW STERLING          38.10N 98.26W
     04/24/2007                   RENO               KS   TRAINED SPOTTER
     
                 MULTIPLE BRIEF TORNADOES WITH DUST CLOUD ON GROUND. WALL
                 CLOUD IS ROTATING RAPIDLY.
     
     0716 PM     TORNADO          6 WSW NICKERSON         38.11N 98.19W
     04/24/2007                   RENO               KS   STORM CHASER
     
                 OFF DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED A FEW
                 BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS.
     
     0722 PM     TORNADO          4 W NICKERSON           38.15N 98.16W
     04/24/2007                   RENO               KS   BROADCAST MEDIA
     
                 ROPE TORNADO SKIPPING ALONG THE GROUND. VIA KWCH-TV
     
     0729 PM     TORNADO          2 SW NICKERSON          38.13N 98.11W
     04/24/2007                   RENO               KS   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
     
                 2 TORNADOES ON THE GROUND AT 56TH AVE AND K14.
     
     0729 PM     TORNADO          1 NW NICKERSON          38.16N 98.10W
     04/24/2007                   RENO               KS   BROADCAST MEDIA
     
                 VIA KWCH-TV