A series of severe thunderstorms moved out of Colorado, through eastern Wyoming and into Nebraska and South Dakota on Monday, bringing large hail, damaging winds and numerous tornadoes in what some are calling a one-of-a-kind weather event.
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GOSHEN COUNTY – A series of severe thunderstorms moved out of Colorado, through eastern Wyoming and into Nebraska and South Dakota on Monday, bringing large hail, damaging winds and numerous tornadoes in what some are calling a one-of-a-kind weather event.
Shelly Kirchhefer, emergency management director for Goshen County, said her latest count tallied 17 reports of tornadoes across eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska. One of those storm systems brought high winds and a probable tornado to the Lay Ranch near Prairie Center, resulting in damage to buildings and equipment and the only injuries reported with the storm, she said.
Two people suffered minor injuries, she said.
In a social media post late Monday, Michaella Lay said that, additionally, horses and other livestock were injured in the storm. A massive grass fire devastated the Lay Ranch last summer and the family was finally getting back on its feet.
“Everything was starting to look up until this evening when we were hit by a severe thunderstorm,” her post read. “I pulled into a yard that was completely destroyed.”