Lightning sparks multiple fires across Twin Cities metro
Saturday morning storms brought heavy rain and lightning to many regions of the state.
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Saturday morning storms brought heavy rain and lightning to many regions of the state.
WCCO meteorologist Mike Augustyniak explains why the Twin Cities saw some interesting clouds Tuesday night and why they looked the way they did.
The tornado also was spotted 7 miles northeast of Mauston. It was described as "rain-wrapped," which made it difficult to see.
The National Weather Service says 13 tornadoes hit Minnesota during a devastating storm on Memorial Day.
The National Weather Service says nine tornadoes hit Minnesota during a destructive wave of Memorial Day storms.
The tornadoes and storms on Memorial Day left many trees damaged across Minnesota, along with many homeowners wondering what to do with them. To help homeowners navigate the process, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources released a do's and don'ts to dealing with storm-damaged trees.
Mark Kulda with the Insurance Federation of Minnesota says we've had three storms this month alone that have each caused more than $25 million in damage -- which he says is "very unusual."
The start to severe weather season has taken its toll across Minnesota. There were 15 tornadoes in May. The average is just over four.
"What makes this year a little bit odd is how many different days we've had either large hail or damaging winds or tornados -- and in some cases all three of those," said DNR Senior Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld.
Memorial Day has a category-4 severe weather risk. That only typically happens in southern Minnesota twice a year, and in the metro once a year.
In the town of 1,500, baseball brings people together. It's been that way for decades. The storm destroyed a good portion of the outfield fence, took down four, 80-foot light towers, and ripped the roofs off of both dugouts.
Thousands of Minnesotans spent the day talking with their insurance agents, as Thursday's hail storm caused major damage to homes, cars, and boats.
Johnson is best known for his Millennial Farmer videos on YouTube, but his latest installment will be about how hard his farm has been hit -- not just by wind, but also by rain. Between May 9 and May 15, that area of the state got anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of rain.
Sixty-three-year-old Ryan Erickson was killed when a grain bin on his family's farm collapsed on his car. The state is considering the loss a line-of-duty death.
Martha Llanos Rodriguez of Mexico City died Wednesday when a semitrailer plowed into her vehicle from behind on Interstate 90 in southwestern Minnesota.
The National Weather Service says a grain bin fell on a car just before 7 p.m. Thursday in Blomkest in Kandiyohi County, killing a passenger inside.
After a second-straight night of destructive weather, Minnesota will enjoy several days of peace.
Homeowners cleaning up storm damage in their yards across the Twin Cities are having a hard time finding professional help.
Many residents across the Twin Cities metro are cleaning up after a severe storm rolled through the area Wednesday evening.
The teams will pick up Thursday afternoon where they left off and play the last six innings, before staging the series finale at Target Field about a half-hour after the first game concludes.
The Twin Cities are under a tornado warning Wednesday evening, and a tornado watch is in effect until midnight Thursday in most of central and southern Minnesota.
With more severe weather on the way, you might be wondering what to do if you wind up with damage of your own.
Polk County was beaten up a bit when the storms ripped through. From the air, you could see barns flattened and siding and other materials were strewn across a field. A number of other trees were snapped and tossed asunder.
"For one storm to come through and do all this damage is pretty remarkable," Dan Brown said.
Large hail has been reported Monday morning as the first round of severe weather rolls through the state. We collected some of the most striking hail pictures we've received so far.
