Strong storms pound Montana, North Dakota

HELENA, Mont. - A rare tornado tore through a northeastern Montana farmhouse and killed two people inside, leaving nothing but the house's foundation and a few twisted vehicles.
Sheridan County Sheriff Patrick Ulrickson says a teenage boy and a man in his 40s were killed on the farm when the tornado touched down Monday evening, about 13 miles west of Reserve.
A 71-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Plentywood and was to be transported to Billings.  Authorities declined to name the victims, saying they were still notifying family members.
The tornado destroyed the house, barn, a lean-to and various buildings. The sheriff says a Quonset hut was crushed like a pop can.
Before the tornado touched down, authorities reported heavy hail and rain, along with strong wind pushing through.

Meanwhile, in North Dakota, strong storms that crossed North Dakota
uprooted large trees, destroyed a barn and led to flooding in some areas.
The National Weather Service said the storms late Monday spawned several tornadoes, some of which touched down. Meteorologist Len Peterson said it was not immediately known whether it was a tornado that destroyed a barn in the Balfour area in McHenry County.
There were reports of baseball-size hail in Sawyer and major street flooding in Drake. In Munich, wind gusting up to an estimated 80 mph uprooted trees 2 feet in diameter.
Weather Service officials in Bismarck and Grand Forks said they had no immediate reports of injuries.