GRAINFIELD – Law enforcement and emergency management officials in Gove County reported as many as three tornadoes touched down near Grainfield on Monday evening.

“One went east, a second went west and a third one came through town,” said Gove County Sheriff Allan Weber. “It wasn’t a direct hit but it did damage several buildings in town.”

A wall at the Frontier Ag facility was damaged and the doors of the elevator were down, according to Weber.

“A couple of other buildings were damaged including a Quonset hut that housed tractors, a semi, a combine, and grain carts was destroyed. Most of the equipment suffered only minor damage,” he said.

In addition to broken windows around town, large trees were down in the street and power lines down in town and south of town. There was also report of a roof blown off a residential garage

“So far we have had no injuries reported,” said Weber. “We’ll drive around the county first thing Tuesday morning to make sure there isn’t anything else damaged.”

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GRAINFIELD – Law enforcement and emergency management officials in Gove County are busy assessing damage from Monday evening high winds and tornado, according to Gove County Sheriff’s Office.

Trees and power lines were reported down. There were also reports of damage to several small buildings.

The tornado was confirmed 2 miles west of Ransom, moving northeast at 50 mph. Eastern Trego County, northwest Ellis County and north-central Ness County remains in a tornado warning until 7:30 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Check Hays Post and tune into Eagle Radio stations for additional details as they become available.