A strong storm generated on Saturday two tornadoes in less than an hour in San Juan County, southeast of Utahthe National Meteorological Service (NWS) reported. The phenomena occurred from 12:35 pm near the Montezuma stream.
The meteorologist Kris Sanders, from the NWS office in Grand Junction, Colorado, indicated that the trajectories covered less than 16 kilometers, although The speed of the winds and the exact extension of the damages are still investigated.
The president of the Navajo nation, Buu Nygren, confirmed on social networks that Three houses were demolished. The reserve, 70,000 square kilometers, extends by Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, and is considered the largest among the Native American tribes.
No injured, but with animals losses
Although no injured were registered, the Navajo Police Department reported that Several farm and pet animals were reported as missing after the passage of tornadoes. Official photographs showed a column of dark clouds and a house reduced to debris.
Sanders stressed that tornadoes are unusual in that part of Utah. Since 1950, the NWS had only confirmed two events of this type in the area. A team of specialists could carry out a study in the place to specify the magnitude of the phenomena.
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