Severe Storms

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Southern Beltrami County Hit Hard by Storms

By The Associated Press July 3, 2012

Emergency managers say severe storms in southern Beltrami County have knocked down thousands of trees and caused extensive damage to utility lines.

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Category: AP Stories, State/Regional News Tags: severe storms

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Funnel Clouds, Damaging Hail in Central Minnesota [GALLERY]

By wjonnews May 1, 2012

Tornado warnings were issued for Stearns, Benton and Sherburne Counties on Tuesday afternoon and evening. A trained spotter reported a tornado on the ground in western Stearns County near Brooten. There were also several reports of funnel clouds throughout the area.

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Category: St. Cloud News Tags: severe storms, WJONAM

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High Winds Rip Roofs Off Homes in Southern Minnesota

By The Associated Press March 20, 2012

A storm packing high winds and heavy rain has ripped roofs off homes in the south-central Minnesota town of Elysian. Le Sueur County Emergency Management Director Ann Traxler says the storm swept across Lake Elysian and hit the north side of Lake Francis just after 6:30 p.m. Monday.

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Damaging Storms Move Through Northern Minnesota

By The Associated Press August 20, 2011

Electricity has been restored to nearly all Otter Tail Power customers affected by the severe thunderstorms that blew through northwestern Minnesota early Friday.

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Category: State/Regional News Tags: bemidji, electricity outage, otter tail power, power outage, severe storms

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Severe Storms Damage St. Cloud Splash Pad

By Lee Voss August 4, 2011

Severe storms this week have forced St. Cloud City officials to close one of its splash pads. The storms damaged the Riverside Park Splash Pad at 1725 Kilian Boulevard.

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Category: St. Cloud News Tags: damaged splash pad, riverside park splash pad, severe storms