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Tornado

By The Associated Press

A late spring thunderstorm spawned at least three tornadoes, including two in Custer County, said Nicole Carton, a dispatcher with the Custer County sheriff's department.

Another tornado damaged two farm houses in Holt County in northeast Nebraska.

There were no reports of injuries from the Monday storm.

One tornado, nearly a half-mile wide, was reported by a firefighter just outside Comstock. Another was confirmed in the countryside about eight miles west of Sargent.

Severe Weather and Tornadoes Cause Damage Across the Midwest

May 18, 1998 - The National Weather Service (NWS) reports severe weather, including several tornadoes, high winds and thunderstorms, moved across the Midwest this weekend. Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin all experienced various levels of storm damage. The hardest hit states were Iowa and Minnesota, where numerous tornadoes destroyed or damaged structures, downed trees and power lines and injured ...

Posted by: Garrick Christian

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