DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say at least two people were critically injured and rural homes were damaged in Kansas amid severe storms that swept across the Plains.

A statement early Wednesday from the Kansas Adjutant General’s Office says the storms downed trees and power lines and damaged outbuildings and rural homes.

The statement says emergency management officials in Ford County reported two people were critically injured and taken to a hospital in Dodge City.

The National Weather Service will conduct damage surveys Wednesday.