Tornado clean-up

Officials say at least two tornadoes were spotted near Moorefield and another moved through the Brady to Maxwell area.
     There were two injuries reported as a result of the tornado, and hay bales were tossed across the highway.

Farm homes were in the path of a 
twister that cut a quarter-mile path 
through Lincoln County in Nebraska.

 Authorities say all the homes that were damaged were along Mcpherson Road from about a mile south of Fort Mcpherson National Cemetery to six miles southeast of the cemetery.
     The damaging tornado reportedly was on the ground for nearly 20 minutes, traveling about eight miles from near brady to just south of Maxwell.
     Lincoln County Emergency Management Director Deb Bertrand says the damage is stunning. She noted farm equipment was destroyed, at least 50 power lines were downed, four vehicles and a house were destroyed.
     Kerry Teetor, Operations Manager for Dawson County Public Power, says several power lines and poles were down south of Brady, in the area around Jeffrey Lake.
     Several crews worked all night, attempting to restore power. Teetor says some areas around Jeffrey Lake could be without power until tomorrow.
     Gothenburg, which draws power from the Jeffrey Lake Hydro-Plant, was without power for approximately 30 minutes this evening, until their power source could be re-routed. 
     Bertrand says a better assessment of losses would be made in daylight on Thursday. Right now Bertrand says three out of six homes in the tornado’s path were destroyed. 

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