Storm reports — Saturday, April 11, 2026

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 3 tornado reports, 7 hail reports and 68 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Apr 11, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in KS, CO, WY.

3tornado reports
7hail reports · largest 1.75″
68wind reports · peak 83 mph

Reports by state

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Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
20:25—4 Wsw Garden CityCacheUTAn NWS damage survey determined that a tornado touched down at 2:25 PM MDT in far northwestern Rich County... UT... briefly tracking north into Cache County... UT and d (SLC)
22:04—4 Ne ChesterThayerNEReceived video via X of a tornado approximately 4NE of Chester. (GID)
04:38—3 Ssw IbexShackelfordTXCorrects previous tornado report from 3 SSW Ibex. Delayed Report: TDS signature on KDYX radar from 1138 PM-1140 PM from 2SW Ibex to 1SE Ibex in eastern Shackelford Coun (SJT)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
19:541.25″2 W LoganCacheUTReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (SLC)
21:041.00″1 Ese RepublicRepublicKS(TOP)
21:331.75″8 Ne PenalosaRenoKSmPING report. (ICT)
21:501.00″6 Ssw BellevilleRepublicKS(TOP)
21:511.25″6 S BellevilleRepublicKSReport from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (TOP)
22:261.50″Mount HopeSedgwickKS(ICT)
07:551.25″1 N ThompsonWinnebagoIAPicture of hail north of Thompson. Relayed by KIOW radio. (DMX)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
17:5668 mph1 E Garden CityRichUTMesonet station FW8325 Garden City. (SLC)
18:3062 mph2 Ssw GrantsvilleTooeleUT(SLC)
18:4059 mph4 E MontpelierBear LakeIDMesonet station PC506 Sheep Creek Hills. (PIH)
18:4258 mph3 E RifleGarfieldCO(GJT)
19:0060 mph1 Nw NiterCaribouIDMesonet station GREI 1 NW Niter. (PIH)
19:0060 mph3 Nnw EtnaLincolnWYMesonet station EW1855 Etna 1 (CWOP). (RIW)
19:4561 mph18 Ese LakesideBox ElderUTMesonet station HATUT Hat Island. (SLC)
19:5059 mph12 W DanielSubletteWYMesonet station PC452 Cottonwood Merna (PC). (RIW)
20:4666 mph1 Wnw CastolonBrewsterTXMesonet station 123 1NW Castolon... BBNP Big Bend NP/Brewster. (MAF)
21:30damage2 Wsw OakleyLoganKSCorrects previous non-tstm wnd dmg report from 2 WSW Oakley. Delayed Report. 1/2 mile west of Oakley on County Road A... time estimated. Bin for ground cane storage was (GLD)
21:3060 mph11 S ClementsvilleTetonIDMesonet station RRWBT Relay Ridge Wind. (PIH)
21:4558 mph4 Nw Coffee CreekFergusMT58 mph convective wind gust. (TFX)
21:55damage5 Ne Pretty PrairieRenoKSSemi truck and trailer blown over. (ICT)
22:0264 mph3 W EvanstonUintaWYCorrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 3 W Evanston. Evanston-Uinta County Airport reported a gust of 64 mph. (SLC)
22:0269 mph5 Ene AlmyUintaWYMedicine Butte CWOP reported a gust of 69 mph. (SLC)
22:05damage6 Ne Pretty PrairieRenoKSSemi rolled over near K14 and Parallel Road. Another separate vehicle damaged nearby. (ICT)
22:1066 mph5 N AltamontUintaWYFirst Divide WYDOT sensor reported a 66 mph gust. (SLC)
22:1459 mph3 W FarmingtonSan JuanNMASOS station KFMN Farmington Airport from a virga (evaporating) shower. (ABQ)
22:15damage5 Ene LomaMesaCOLocal resident reported an outflow wind blew the roof off of his RV barn. An approximately 40ft x 20ft section. (GJT)
22:1658 mph2 N RagenUintaWYI80 Coal Road WYDOT sensor reported a 58 mph wind gust. (SLC)
22:2058 mph4 Nw MidwestNatronaWYMesonet station PC577 Midwest (PC). (RIW)
22:21damage5 Sse HavenRenoKSPower lines knocked down near intersection of East Parallel Rd and Victory Rd. (ICT)
22:2283 mph10 Ne Atlantic CityFremontWYMesonet station KREC WY28 Red Canyon (DOT). (RIW)
22:26damage1 Sw Mount HopeSedgwickKSDelayed Report... four power poles snapped and lines down across 295th W at 93rd St. North. (ICT)
22:3079 mphMount HopeSedgwickKS(ICT)
22:3063 mph2 Ssw BuffaloJohnsonWYMesonet station PC460 Buffalo South (PC). (RIW)
22:3170 mphMount HopeSedgwickKS(ICT)
22:3561 mph4 Nnw HaswellKiowaCOPersonal weather station measured a 61 mph wind gust. (PUB)
22:3859 mph3 Nnw BuffaloJohnsonWYASOS station KBYG Buffalo Airport (ASOS). (RIW)
22:4062 mph11 Se WapitiParkWYMesonet station PC462 Irma Lake (PC). (RIW)
22:5770 mph10 N Church ButtesUintaWY70 mph wind gust recorded at VERNE1 (UP199) mesonet sensor. (SLC)
23:1070 mph10 S Kit CarsonCheyenneCOChaser recorded 70 MPH winds and 2 mile visibility in blowing dust. Wind speed measure via handheld anemometer. (GLD)
23:1463 mph1 W Kit CarsonCheyenneCOUP729 (UP) site reported a 63 mph gust. (GLD)
23:2058 mph14 Nw SedanUnionNMMesonet station SWCN5 SW Clayton. (ABQ)
23:2060 mphBentleySedgwickKSNickel hail was also reported. (ICT)
23:3060 mph4 Ne Valley CenterSedgwickKS(ICT)
23:3666 mph1 E ClaytonUnionNMCorrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 1 E Clayton. ASOS station KCAO Clayton Muni Airpark. (ABQ)
23:3959 mphFirstviewCheyenneCOMesonet station CO068 040w460 U40-Firstview. (GLD)
23:4661 mphMeekerRio BlancoCOASOS station KEEO Meeker Airport. (GJT)
23:5472 mph4 S BurlingtonKit CarsonCOKITR reported a 72 mph gust. (GLD)
00:1160 mph8 Nnw BethuneKit CarsonCOKCOSTRAT21 (WU) site reported a 60 mph gust. (GLD)
00:1160 mph7 N StrattonKit CarsonCOSevenFarms (AWN) site reported a 60 mph gust. (GLD)
00:1564 mph1 Nnw WinnettPetroleumMTWinnett MT DOT surface station. (GGW)
00:1880 mph4 N BendDeschutesORMultiple photos of what appears to be a gustnado near the intersection of Highway 20 and Old Bend Redmond Highway. (PDT)
00:2070 mph6 S Sun CityBarberKS(DDC)
00:30damage1 Ne GoodlandShermanKSdelayed report relayed via Facebook from a snapchat story of a large healthy crabapple tree limb snapped off when outflow from thunderstorms moved through the area. Tim (GLD)
00:3060 mph11 Ene ZortmanPhillipsMTMalta South MT DOT station. (GGW)
00:3760 mphIdaliaYumaCOPublic report of blowing dust with visibility to 1/2 mile with 60 mph wind gust. (GLD)
00:3860 mph6 S IdaliaYumaCOKCOIDALI9 (WU) site reported a 60 mph gust. (GLD)
00:4064 mph5 S BurlingtonKit CarsonCOASOS station KITR Burlington Co Airport. (GLD)
00:5759 mph13 Ene BufordRio BlancoCOMesonet station DHOC2 Dead Horse... Buford 14ENE. (GJT)
01:0068 mphHaleYumaCOCorrects previous tstm wnd gst report from Hale. TT563 site reported a 68 mph gust. (GLD)
01:0968 mph12 Nnw RuletonShermanKSKKSKANOR6 (WU) site reported a 68 mph gust. (GLD)
01:1864 mph1 Sse Saint FrancisCheyenneKSKKSSAINT20 (WU) site reported a 64 mph gust. (GLD)
01:20damage1 E Saint FrancisCheyenneKSdelayed report of an older shed/barn with a tin roof blown off and roof support damaged. Report did state that tires and cinder blocks were holding down the tin roof be (GLD)
01:2176 mph1 Sse Saint FrancisCheyenneKSKSYF AWOS reported a 76 mph gust. (GLD)
01:2168 mph1 E Falls CityRichardsonNEAWOS station KFNB Falls City Airport. (OAX)
01:30damage1 W LagunaSacramentoCATrained spotter reported a small downed tree with thunderstorms in Elk Grove. Nearby wind gusts measured 42 mph. (STO)
01:3965 mph1 Sse Saint FrancisCheyenneKSKKSSAINT20 WxUnderground. (GLD)
01:4062 mph2 Wnw JordanGarfieldMTJordan Airport station. (GGW)
01:43damageMoranShackelfordTXDelayed report. Tree damage and roof damage from an apparent microburst in the town of Moran. Time estimated from radar. (SJT)
01:4568 mphHaleYumaCOTT563 site reported a 68 mph gust. (GLD)
02:0660 mph6 E FairfaxAtchisonMOReport from personal weather station. Time matches with when the core of the storm passed over the station on radar. (EAX)
02:0759 mph1 Wsw GuymonTexasOKWind gust of 59 mph measured at the ASOS station KGUY Guymon (ASOS). (AMA)
02:13damage1 Ene Fair OaksSacramentoCACalifornia Highway Patrol reported a downed tree blocking all lanes. Wind gusts in the area measured between 30 and 40 mph. (STO)
02:14damage3 Se FlorinSacramentoCACalifornia Highway Patrol reported a downed tree. Wind gusts in the area measured between 30 to 40 mph. (STO)
02:4260 mph1 Ne GlasgowValleyMTGlasgow ASOS. (GGW)
02:4662 mph4 Sse WhatleyValleyMTPersonal weather station peak gust. (GGW)

Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).

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