By JIM MISUNASjmisunas@gbtribune.comRICE COUNTY — A tornadic storm that started in Rice County caused minimal damage to property, according to an initial damage assessment by Greg Klein, Rice County emergency manager.Klein joined a National Weather Service crew in Rice and Reno counties Tuesday that was assessing the strength of the tornado that started at 6:32 p.m. near Ave. X and 27th Road in Rice County Monday night. The tornado left the county at Ave. Y and 26th Road in Rice County. At the time of the first tornado warning, the storm in southern Rice County was estimated six miles northeast of Nickerson moving in a southwesterly direction.“It was a visually impressive tornado.
Tornado damage minimal in Rice Co.
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