Several houses destroyed by tornado in Hubbard County
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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.
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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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