Thunderstorms now heading through eastern part of the state

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At least two tornadoes roared through
northwestern Minnesota this morning, destroying homes and blowing
cars into ditches but causing no serious injuries.


      Hubbard County Sheriff Gary Mills says there are also no reports
of missing persons.


      The National Weather Service reported a half-mile wide path of
destruction north of Park Rapids and there's reports of significant
property damage near Emmaville.


      Mills says they got first word of a tornado about 9:15 a.m.
south of Park Rapids. Deputies followed it north and it eventually
split in two.


      Emmaville resident Drew Huntziger told KSTP-TV that every tree
in his yard is uprooted and his mobile home took some damage. He
says his neighbor also had a lot of damage, including losing a big
metal shed.

      While most of the reported damaged was downed trees, there were
also reports of cars in ditches, roof damage and destroyed a turkey
plant.

      Park Rapids is a small town of about 40 miles south of Bemidji.

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Northern Minnesota placed under tornado watch

The National Weather Service is
reporting that a tornado has caused a half-mile "path of destruction" from Park Rapids northward in northwestern Minnesota.

Several houses destroyed by tornado in Hubbard County

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