April 11th Damaging Supercell

Overview

During the late afternoon and early evening of Saturday April 11th, a lone supercell thunderstorm developed over Kingman County and lifted into Reno and eventually northwest Sedgwick County. This high precipitation supercell had strong low level rotation and produced numerous high wind and hail reports as it tracked east.

Picture of the supercell in eastern Reno County

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Storm Reports


Base reflectivity(left) and storm relative velocity(right) of the supercell thunderstorm	Regional radar animation

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Visible satellite animation	Infrared satellite animation

	Nasty circulation 6 min ago Pretty Prairie #Kansas @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/iNqkSQbTJr — The Storm Chasing Guy (@JonTheStormGuy) April 11, 2026	Small hail covers the roadway near Mount Hope, Kansas. after a severe storm moves over the area. Watch live via: https://t.co/ekNHDZ6owe @NWSWichita #kswx pic.twitter.com/XNegdk7MS5 — Daniel Shaw (@DanielShawAU) April 11, 2026
Beautiful storm north of Valley Center at 6:00pm #kswx @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/fOJI2ABpuD — Cody Frye \| Storm Chaser 🌪️ (@midwestvortexx) April 11, 2026	Outflowing west of Valley Center, KS#kswx @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/Bgsxxt2aZA — Ethan Moriarty (@EMoriartyWX) April 11, 2026	This is the current view of the Severe Storm near Garden Plain, Kansas. Watch live via: https://t.co/ekNHDZ6owe @NWSWichita #kswx pic.twitter.com/LPOFG4qZe1 — Daniel Shaw (@DanielShawAU) April 11, 2026

Storm Reports


Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1015 PM CDT Sat Apr 11 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0433 PM     Hail             8 NE Penalosa           37.78N 98.19W
04/11/2026  M1.75 Inch       Reno               KS   Public

            mPING report.

0455 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 NE Pretty Prairie     37.82N 97.94W
04/11/2026                   Reno               KS   Law Enforcement

            Semi truck and trailer blown over.

0505 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     6 NE Pretty Prairie     37.82N 97.94W
04/11/2026                   Reno               KS   Law Enforcement

            Semi rolled over near K14 and Parallel Road.
            Another separate vehicle damaged nearby.

0508 PM     Funnel Cloud     6 NNE Mt Vernon         37.80N 97.80W
04/11/2026                   Reno               KS   Storm Chaser

            Funnell cloud wrapped back in the rain.

0521 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 SSE Haven             37.83N 97.76W
04/11/2026                   Reno               KS   Emergency Mngr

            Power lines knocked down near intersection
            of East Parallel Rd and Victory Rd.

0526 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SW Mount Hope         37.85N 97.68W
04/11/2026                   Sedgwick           KS   Law Enforcement

            Delayed Report, four power poles snapped and
            lines down across 295th W at 93rd St. North.

0526 PM     Hail             Mount Hope              37.87N 97.67W
04/11/2026  M1.50 Inch       Sedgwick           KS   Trained Spotter



0530 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Mount Hope              37.87N 97.66W
04/11/2026  M79 MPH          Sedgwick           KS   Mesonet



0531 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Mount Hope              37.87N 97.67W
04/11/2026  E70 MPH          Sedgwick           KS   Trained Spotter



0612 PM     Rain             Mount Hope              37.87N 97.66W
04/11/2026  M3.62 Inch       Sedgwick           KS   Trained Spotter



0620 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Bentley                 37.89N 97.52W
04/11/2026  E60 MPH          Sedgwick           KS   Law Enforcement

            Nickel hail was also reported.

0630 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 NE Valley Center      37.87N 97.32W
04/11/2026  E60 MPH          Sedgwick           KS   Trained Spotter



0635 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 4 ESE Sedgwick          37.89N 97.37W
04/11/2026  M62 MPH          Sedgwick           KS   Mesonet

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