Powerful thunderstorms hit morning commute
Powerful thunderstorms swept through southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities Monday morning and led to some road closures and wind damage. The National Weather Service is predicting a second round of storms through late morning and early afternoon.
The storms hit southern Minnesota early Monday. There were reports of winds of up to 70 mph along the Interstate 90 corridor, according to the National Weather Service.
Wind damage and downed trees were reported in Sherburne, Martin and Blue Earth counties. Golf ball-sized hail was reported in some parts of the state, including Kanabec and Dakota counties.
Flash flood warnings were also issued for some counties in the extreme south of the state and northern Iowa until 10 a.m.
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Some street flooding occurred in the Twin Cities, as well. Interstate 90 in Austin was temporarily closed to all traffic Monday morning because of water on the roadway. Standing water was reported in the Fort Snelling tunnel on Highway 55.
High winds with gusts of up to 65 miles per hour were expected to develop by about 10 a.m. in a line from Redwood Falls to Northfield.
The National Weather Service predicts that another round of thunderstorms could track through east-central Minnesota and western Wisconsin through the late morning and early afternoon Monday.
A wind advisory remains in effect for many of the southern parts of the state, including the southern Twin Cities, until noon on Monday.