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One tornado, high winds, hail in Kansas overnight

severe weatherFINNEY COUNTY-Severe weather rolled across portions of southwest Kansas Tuesday night. Quarter and golf ball size hail were reported in Hamilton and Finney County.

Wind gusts of over 60 miles per hour were also recorded in Finney County. Those winds blew a semi-truck off the road east of Garden City. Law enforcement reported no injuries.

A tornado was reported in a rural area of Kearny County. No significant damage has been reported.

The National Weather Service in Topeka says the heaviest damage from Tuesday’s storms was reported in and around Bern, about three miles south of the Nebraska-Kansas border in Nemaha County.

Nemaha County officials say at least one home was destroyed and others were damaged on the west side of Bern. More damage was reported near Everest in Brown County, where more than 2,000 people were without power. The entire city of Hiawatha was without power Tuesday night. Early reports did not include any serious injuries.

Weather service officials plan to be in Nemaha, Brown and Marshall counties Wednesday to determine whether damage was caused by tornadoes or straight-line winds.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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