GOVE COUNTY – A tornado was reported just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday in Gove County.

The National Weather Service Office in Goodland confirmed they did issue a weather statement at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday for a tornado reported 4 miles south of Grinnell.

The sheriff’s office in Gove reported it happened quickly and nobody on the staff saw it.

Mike Haase, Emergency Management Director for Gove County, said he didn’t see it.

“By the time I got out and drove several miles south on Castle Rock, it was gone,” he said. “The sky was dark in that area, but the wind was not blowing hard.”

It may have been two fronts that mixed, according to Haase.

No damage was reported. The storm spotter training session for Gove County is March 9 at 6:30 p.m., reminded Haase.

“The way this season is starting, I hope we have a good turnout,” he said.