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Tornado Hits Mackay Area

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(MACKAY, ID) – A tornado touched down in the Mackay area Wednesday afternoon. Officials with the National Weather Service in Pocatello say the twister struck a few miles southeast of Mackay in Leslie at around 1:30 p.m.
Weather spotters reported wind gusts in excess of 120 miles per hour, and several structures sustained damage.
Historically, Idaho has an average of five tornadoes per year. The storm also brought about a half-inch of rain and marble sized hail.
No injuries were reported.

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