A National Weather Service storm survey indicates that an EF-1 tornado was on the ground for about five minutes Monday evening in the west metro area. We have details of the tornado track. It’ll feel like autumn in Minnesota and Wisconsin on Wednesday.
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.
Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin Tuesday in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands. At least seven deaths were reported, with the full scope of the disaster still unknown.
For the third time in a decade, the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association has sent a fleet of line crews and equipment to help restore power in the wake of an East Coast hurricane. Sixteen local utilities have dispatched crews and trucks to Florida to help with recovery from Hurricane Dorian.
A cold front crossing Minnesota will bring cooler temperatures, lower dew points and gusty winds to the state today. Meanwhile, the catastrophic Hurricane Dorian that has been pounding Grand Bahama Island has begun to edge away from the Bahamas and toward Florida.
The prime minister said five people were killed on Abaco Island. The Category 3 storm sustains 125 mph winds with "life-threatening" storm surge levels expected on Florida's east coast by late Monday.
Strong to severe thunderstorms with damaging wind and hail will track generally east-southeast across central Minnesota through Monday night, mostly along and north of the I-94 corridor. meanwhile, Category 4 Hurricane Dorian has bombarded Grand Bahama Island with devastating wind and water all day.
A rather pleasant Labor Day is likely to give way to some strong or even severe thunderstorms Monday night. Category 5 Hurricane Dorian is causing catastrophic damage in the northwestern Bahamas.
Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary. At least five deaths were blamed on the storm.
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