DILLER, Neb. (AP) -- The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Jefferson County, in southeast Nebraska.
The weather service's office in Valley says the tornado developed from thunderstorms that moved through the region Thursday night.
An assessment team determined the tornado touched down three and a half miles west of Diller and was measured at 3 miles long and 300 yards wide. It was rated at EF-1 on the enhanced Fujita scale, its rotating winds estimated between 86 and 110 mph.
The weather service says at least one farmhouse was destroyed and outbuildings damaged northwest of Diller. Thirty-five large power poles were also snapped.
No injuries were reported.
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