Severe weather moves through the area

St. Paul, Minn.

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Storm clouds rolled over downtown early Saturday evening as a major thunderstorm moved its way across the Twin Cities metro area. The storm dropped hail in parts of Minneapolis.
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Residents of the western Twin Cities will be picking up the pieces after storms packing hail swept through the area.

The National Weather Service received reports of golfball-sized hail from the Big Lake-Rogers area northwest of the Twin Cities to the suburb of Edina.

Golfball-sized hail also was reported in Eagan in the southern metro.

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The Twin Cities metro area experienced brief periods of severe weather on Saturday afternoon, and it remains under a severe thunderstorm warning until 7:30 p.m. Pea-sized hail fell in parts of Minneapolis, including the Uptown area which experienced a brief rain and hail storm.
MPR Photo/Jim Bickal

Funnel clouds were reported in the Big Lake-Rogers area, but the weather service has not received any reports of structural damage.

Meteorologist Todd Krause said there was not enough humidity to generate tornadoes like the one that struck Hugo last Sunday.

Rolling storm clouds
Storms clouds roll down West 7th Street in downtown St. Paul as a large thunderstorm moves through the Twin Cities.
MPR Photo/Tom Crann

Krause said the weather will remain unsettled through the week, with a chance of more storms on Monday as well as Thursday and Friday.

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