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The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado struck west of Minneapolis Monday night, damaging trees and outbuildings.

 that an EF-1 tornado touched down in the Minnetrista area. A survey team concluded the tornado struck just east of Watertown and moved into Hennepin County, staying on the ground for 5 minutes and traveling 3.5 miles. No injuries were reported.

Storms packing damaging winds left thousands without power in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota.

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks says wind gusts of 71 miles per hour Monday evening caused structural damage and knocked out power to more than 22,500 Xcel Energy customers. Service was restored to more than half of those customers by early Tuesday.

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Forecasters say an EF-1 tornado was confirmed in the Twin Cities’ west metro. Monday night’s twister caused some structural damage and power outages, but no injuries were reported. 

Tornado touchdown confirmed west of Minneapolis

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