TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A line of severe storms rumbled through Kansas late Wednesday afternoon, producing at least nine confirmed tornadoes but no reported injuries as of 7 p.m.

The National Weather Service said the strongest tornadoes were in the sparsely populated north-central part of the state. That includes a large and extremely dangerous tornado that was spotted near the tiny town of Republic just south of the Nebraska state line, moving northeast at 35 mph.

A dispatcher with the Republic County Sheriff’s Office said reports of damage to some rural homes were starting to come in Wednesday evening, but there had been no reports of injuries.

Farther south, a tornado in Harvey County north of Wichita at 5:06 p.m. destroyed a hog barn and damaged trees, the weather service said.

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LINCOLN COUNTY -A severe thunderstorm spawned a tornado that caused damage between 2:30 and 3:00 p.m. Wednesday in Lincoln County.

There were several reports via the National Weather Service in Wichita of multi-vortex tornadoes near Kansas 14 south of Lincoln.

Residents reported tree damage and outbuilding damage on the east side of the community of Lincoln.

No injuries were reported.

Matt Unruh with the Kansas Water Office took pictures of the tornado looking north from Ellsworth County.

The picture is via the twitter feed from the Kansas Water Office.