'Never encountered something like this before': Witness describes tornado as it moved through Navajo Nation

MONTEZUMA CREEK, Utah (ABC4) — Officials continue to assess the damage caused by a tornado that moved through San Juan County on Saturday afternoon, destroying three houses on Navajo Nation.

Terrell Benally was visiting his grandmother when he got a call from his sister, who was visting from Colorado, that a tornado was forming near town. Benalli went outside on his porch a few moments later to find the tornado forming himself.

"We've never had to encounter something like this before," Benally said in an interview with ABC4. "We really didn't have a plan for this, we weren't prepared for something like this in the slightest."

Benally adds that the tornado was definitely a sight to see but also scary at the same time.

"The closest thing to a tornado I've ever seen are dust devils," Bena