Tornadoes, powerful Midwest storms destroy homes, cause minor injuries

CWS in Omaha postponed

6/21/2011
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Willie van der Merwe surveys the damage Monday after a tornado destroyed a building housing farm machinery at Triple C Farms, located about 5 miles west of Long Island, Kan., where van der Merwe works.
Willie van der Merwe surveys the damage Monday after a tornado destroyed a building housing farm machinery at Triple C Farms, located about 5 miles west of Long Island, Kan., where van der Merwe works.

NORTON, Kan. — Four Kansas family members have sustained minor injuries when a tornado destroyed their home. Violent storms also have knocked over freight train cars and halted play at the College World Series in Nebraska.

Sharon Watson of the Kansas Adjutant General's office says at least three homes were destroyed Monday afternoon in Norton County near the Nebraska border. The injuries reported were minor cuts and scrapes.

Sirens began blowing about 8 p.m. CDT at the College World Series in Omaha. Fans began filing out immediately, and the game between Vanderbilt and Florida was eventually postponed until Tuesday due to inclement weather.

In central Nebraska, the York News-Times said one of its photographers reported several freight cars were knocked off the tracks Monday evening on the outskirts of town.