Bow echo: Storms tear through Twin Cities. Here are some wind gusts damage reports

A fast-moving bow echo on radar produced wind damage and brief but torrential rains across the greater Twin Cities area Thursday afternoon.

The storms had a big impact on the first day of the Minnesota State Fair.

The Twin Cities National Weather Service cranked out multiple severe thunderstorm warnings between about 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Thursday. The storms produced several wind gusts over 60 mph, with scattered reports of tree damage.

• 1 WSW Shakopee [Scott Co, MN] TRAINED SPOTTER reports TSTM WND GST of M63 MPH at 2:00 PM CDT --

• 1 ENE Eden Prairie [Hennepin Co, MN] TRAINED SPOTTER reports TSTM WND GST of M63 MPH at 2:20 PM CDT --

• 1 S Shakopee [Scott Co, MN] TRAINED SPOTTER reports TSTM WND GST of M65 MPH at 2:24 PM CDT -- 65MPH GUST RECORDED ON HANDHELD WEATHER SENSOR.

• Chanhassen [Carver Co, MN] PUBLIC reports TSTM WND DMG at 2:00 PM CDT -- FACEBOOK PICTURE OF 2FT DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED NEAR CHANHASSEN LIBRARY. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

• Richfield [Hennepin Co, MN] PUBLIC reports TSTM WND DMG at 2:28 PM CDT -- LARGE TREE UPROOTED IN EASTERN RICHFIELD, PICTURE VIA TWITTER.

• 1 ENE Eden Prairie [Hennepin Co, MN] PUBLIC reports TSTM WND DMG at 2:17 PM CDT -- REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.

• 2 W ST. Bonifacius [Carver Co, MN] TRAINED SPOTTER reports TSTM WND DMG at 1:53 PM CDT -- 12 INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED AT BASE.

More rain later

Forecast models differ on the timing of the next rain surge. Some suggest storms will redevelop across central Minnesota and the Twin Cities this evening. Some suggest after midnight.

Stay tuned.