Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Severe thunderstorms brought large hail and damaging winds to a wide swath of central Minnesota from Saturday morning into the afternoon hours — with more severe storms moving across southern Minnesota in the evening hours.

A tornado watch continues until 9 p.m. in southwestern Minnesota. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 11 p.m. for portions of south-central Minnesota, including Carver and Scott counties in the Twin Cities metro area.

Storms prompted several tornado warnings in southwest Minnesota during the evening hours, though there were no immediate reports of tornado touchdowns. The storms also were capable of producing damaging winds.

Earlier Saturday, the National Weather Service received reports of baseball-sized hail near Danvers in Swift County just before 10:30 a.m. Saturday, and hailstones larger than golf balls near Royalton in Morrison County just before noon.

There also were numerous reports of downed trees and branches — including reports from Avon and Sauk Centre in Stearns County and Lowry in Pope County.

A weather spotter reported 72 mph winds near Glenwood.

The storms prompted several tornado warnings for radar-indicated rotation; there were no immediate reports of tornado touchdowns.

Minnesota News

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Severe thunderstorms brought large hail and damaging winds to a wide swath of central Minnesota from Saturday morning into the afternoon hours — with more severe storms moving across southern Minnesota in the evening hours.


Severe storms bring large hail, damaging winds to parts of Minnesota

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