Strong thunderstorms just north of a warm front moved into north-central Kansas.  Despite the late hour of the day, cooler temperatures and foggy conditions, these thunderstorms began to rotate and produced several tornadoes across the area.  The first tornado developed in southwest Rooks county near Palco and lifted just south of Webster Lake.  One farmstead was hit with damage sustained to outbuildings, trees and farm equipment.  The next twister entered Rooks county from Ellis county south of Plainville.  This tornado hit a farmstead on the south side of Plainville and traveled northeast through the cemetery and then on to rural areas of eastern Rooks county.  The farmstead sustained damage to outbuildings and trees.  The home was spared from major damage.  Another weak tornado started on the south side of Plainville and traveled up US highway 183 and then northeast to a modular home manufacturing plant.  Several homes in production were damaged.  Other homes along the path had roof or window damage.  Three other tornadoes occurred in Osborne county.  The first, on the west side of the county, damaged outbuildings and trees along its 9 mile path.  A short lived tornado near the junction of US highway 24 and Kansas Highway 181 hit an abandoned gas station.  Old tanks and concrete blocks were littered about for nearly a mile to the northeast.  The last tornado in the county started southwest of Downs and traveled northeast.  It hit one farmstead on the west side of Downs causing damage to various outbuildings and farm machinery.  This twister continued northeast and entered extreme southeast Smith county and then into southwest Jewell county.  Before lifting, the tornado hit the parsonage of the Dispatch church, causing roof and wall damage to the home.  Other weak tornadoes were noted in Smith and Jewell counties with minor damage noted to power poles and trees.  Some other reports indicated that some hail and strong winds accompanied these storms.

Tornado in ROOKS, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 22:38:00 to 10-APR-01 22:55:00 (CST)
Location: PLAINVILLE
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 600K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tornado in ROOKS, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 22:45:00 to 10-APR-01 22:50:00 (CST)
Location: PLAINVILLE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 100K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Hail in ROOKS, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 22:45:00 to 10-APR-01 22:45:00 (CST)
Location: PALCO
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 10K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Tornado in SMITH, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 23:24:00 to 10-APR-01 23:35:00 (CST)
Location: GAYLORD
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 75K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tornado in ROOKS, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 22:35:00 to 10-APR-01 22:50:00 (CST)
Location: PALCO
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 100K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tornado in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 23:25:00 to 10-APR-01 23:30:00 (CST)
Location: OSBORNE
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tornado in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 23:25:00 to 10-APR-01 23:32:00 (CST)
Location: DOWNS
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 100K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Exited Osborne county into Smith county

Tornado in SMITH, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 23:32:00 to 10-APR-01 23:35:00 (CST)
Location: DISPATCH
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 10K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Entered from Osborne county and exited to Jewell county

Tornado in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 23:35:00 to 10-APR-01 23:39:00 (CST)
Location: IONIA
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 50K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Entered from Smith county

Thunderstorm Wind in SMITH, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 23:45:00 to 10-APR-01 23:45:00 (CST)
Location: SMITH CENTER
Magnitude: 50 M
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Tornado in SMITH, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 23:49:00 to 10-APR-01 23:55:00 (CST)
Location: CORA
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 10K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Tornado in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 11-APR-01 00:14:00 to 11-APR-01 00:18:00 (CST)
Location: FORMOSO
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 70K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Exited Jewell county and entered Republic county

Thunderstorm Wind in MITCHELL, KANSAS
From 11-APR-01 00:15:00 to 11-APR-01 00:15:00 (CST)
Location: BELOIT
Magnitude: 80 M
Property damage: 60K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in JEWELL, KANSAS
From 11-APR-01 00:25:00 to 11-APR-01 00:25:00 (CST)
Location: WEBBER
Magnitude: 53 E
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm Wind in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 23:18:00 to 10-APR-01 23:18:00 (CST)
Location: ALTON
Magnitude: 70 E
Property damage: 20K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in PHILLIPS, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 23:20:00 to 10-APR-01 23:20:00 (CST)
Location: PHILLIPSBURG
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tornado in OSBORNE, KANSAS
From 10-APR-01 23:05:00 to 10-APR-01 23:20:00 (CST)
Location: NATOMA
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 150K
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY