SALINE COUNTY – Thursday afternoon’s tornado that damaged two houses, two barns, and an outbuilding as it moved through eastern sections of Saline County was rated EF3, according to initial reports from the National Weather Service.

An EF3 tornado has wind gusts 136-165 miles-per-hour, according to the National Weather Service.

The tornado traveled just over 6 miles and stayed on the ground for approximately13 minutes.

A barn at 4869 E. Mentor Road, a house at 6778 E. Schilling Road were totally destroyed, according to Undersheriff Roger Soldan.

A barn and a house at 7572 E. Magnolia Road, and a detached metal building, overhead door and a tractor at 8064 E. Cloud, were all heavily damaged by the tornado, which touched down at about 4:20 p.m.

There were no reports of injuries.

Several power lines were knocked down by the storm.

Westar Energy crews worked throughout the evening to restore power to more than 500 customers.

The storm also knocked out power to more than 700 customers in Dickinson County.

At least one tornado touched also down in that county, but there were no report of injuries or damage.