Officials say tornadoes hit parts of Colorado and Wyoming and damaged several homes.

The National Weather Service says a quarter-mile-wide tornado
cut a swath across mainly open country in southeastern Wyoming
Thursday night.

Officials say damaged was confined to the Wheatland area.
Several homes had damage, some empty train cars were thrown from the tracks, and one person had minor injuries.

The storm system also hit Colorado with high winds, heavy rain
and hail.

A tornado was spotted near Calhan in El Paso County on Thursday
night. And meteorologists were trying to confirm a tornado to the
north in Elbert County near Simla.

Elbert County officials report damage to eight houses. They also
received a report of one minor injury.