Tornadoes destroy several homes in southeastern Utah

MONTICELLO Utah AP Tornadoes destroyed several homes in southeastern Utah over the weekend but officials noted there were no reports of people injured A storm produced two tornadoes in San Juan County in southeastern Utah over the span of an hour starting around p m Saturday according to meteorologist Kris Sanders with the National Weather Organization s office in Grand Junction Colorado The paths of the tornadoes that touched down near Montezuma Creek likely covered less than miles kilometers but the weather provision hadn t yet determined their exact tracks or wind speeds Sanders disclosed by telephone A survey may be conducted Monday he revealed Sunday Three homes in the area were demolished in the storm Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren explained in a social media post The -square-mile -square-kilometer reservation stretches into Arizona New Mexico and Utah and is the largest of any Native American tribe No injuries were stated but an unknown number of livestock and pets were published missing the Navajo Police Department revealed in a social media post Images posted by the department indicated the towering column of a tornado surrounded by dark clouds and also a flattened home surrounded by debris Tornadoes are pretty distinctive in that part of Utah Sanders noted noting that the weather utility had only authenticated two there since