NEXT Weather Alert: Tornado Watch for dozens of Minnesota counties expires
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MINNEAPOLIS -- After severe storms caused flash flooding at the Minnesota State Fair and left thousands without power across the Twin Cities Saturday, more severe weather was in effect Sunday night.
The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch until midnight for 35 Minnesota counties -- including Hennepin and Ramsey.
There was a confirmed tornado that touched down in the Willmar area in the 8 p.m. hour. There's no word yet if there were any injuries or major damage.
Monday will be cooler, more comfortable and windy, with a high near 82. All of next week looks similar, with plenty of sunshine and temps in the low to mid 80s.
Severe thunderstorm warning
St. Louis County is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until midnight.
Severe thunderstorm warning
Itasca and St. Louis counties are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:30 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning
Sherburne, Stearns and Wright counties in Minnesota are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:30 p.m.
Tornado warning
Meeker and Stearns counties in Minnesota are under a Tornado Warning until 10 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning
Morrison, Stearns and Todd counties in Minnesota are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 9:45 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warnings
McLeod, Renville and Sibley counties in Minnesota are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 9:15 p.m.
Cass and Itasca counties are also under a warning until 9:30 p.m.
Tornado confirmed in Kandiyohi County
Tornado warnings
Kandiyohi and Renville counties are under a Tornado Warning until 8:45 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Chippewa, Kandiyohi and Renville counties in Minnesota until 8:30 p.m.
A warning is also in effect for Cass County until 8:45 p.m.
Severe thunderstorm warnings
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Beltrami County until 7 p.m., and in Koochiching County until 7:15 p.m.
Tornado watch issued for several Minnesota counties
A Tornado Watch is in effect for much of the lower half of Minnesota -- including Hennepin and Ramsey counties -- until midnight Monday.
The National Weather Service has listed these counties in the watch area: Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver, Chippewa, Chisago, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Nicollet, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Washington, Watonwan, Wright and Yellow Medicine.
NWS: EF0 tornado moved through east St. Paul Saturday evening
The National Weather Service says multiple EF0 tornadoes touched down in southern Ramsey County and Dakota County amid Saturday evening's bout of severe weather.
One tornado, with a wind speed near 75 mph, "tracked from southwest of I-94 and Highway 10 & Highway 61," according to the NWS.
The tornado moved near Harding High School on St. Paul's east side, and ended its journey near Goodrich Golf Course in Maplewood. The tornado's path was more than three miles in length.
Officials also say four EF0 tornadoes -- with max wind speeds between 75-85 mph -- moved through Dakota County Saturday evening.
The first one was in Burnsville, which snapped several trees "from the south side of Crystal Lake to near Crystal Beach."
The second moved through Apple Valley, uprooting "several large trees...near Cedar and 127th Street." Falling trees also caused some structure damage.
The third tornado struck an area in Eagan near Duckwood Drive and Lexington Avenue.
And the fourth confirmed tornado snapped and uprooted several large trees from Thompson Avenue "to the west side of Highway 52."
There were no reported injuries from any of these tornadoes.
Severe thunderstorm warning
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Beltrami, Clearwater and Polk counties in Minnesota until 5 p.m.
