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NWS: Two Tornadoes Confirmed in The Twin Cities

By Jim Maurice November 11, 2012

The National Weather Service is confirming two small EF-0 tornadoes touched down briefly in the Twin Cities on Saturday night. No one was hurt in either tornado, but there was a lot of damage from trees blowing down onto homes.

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Category: State/Regional News Tags: tornado

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MN Storms Bring Tornado, Golf-Ball Sized Hail

By The Associated Press June 18, 2012

Thunderstorms damaged barns, blew out power and brought golf-ball sized hail in southern Minnesota.

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Category: State/Regional News Tags: hail, storms, tornado

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Western Minnesota Storms Produce Possible Tornadoes

By The Associated Press April 22, 2012

Thunderstorms in western Minnesota produced numerous funnel clouds and possibly a couple of tornado touchdowns but there were no immediate reports of injuries.

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Category: AP Stories, State/Regional News Tags: National Weather Service, tornado

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North Shore Of MN Sees 1st Tornado Since 1992

By The Associated Press June 1, 2011

The National Weather Service says a weekend storm included the first tornado in Lake County in nearly 20 years. The weather agency says a tornado was spotted Saturday afternoon about 16 miles west of Silver Bay. An eyewitness reported seeing a rotating wall cloud with some small funnels. The tornado touched down for about three minutes.

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Category: State/Regional News Tags: lake county, north shore, silver bay, storm, tornado

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Minneapolis Residents Staying In “Uninhabitable” Homes

By The Associated Press May 26, 2011

Some north Minneapolis residents are tearing the red "uninhabitable" signs off their doors and remaining in their tornado-damaged homes, ignoring warnings from city inspectors.

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Category: State/Regional News, weather Tags: fema, Minneapolis, tornado, unihabitable homes

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Increased Looting In Tornado-Damaged Minneapolis

By The Associated Press May 25, 2011

Police say there's been an increase in burglaries in north Minneapolis since Sunday's deadly tornado, with thieves kicking in doors and using trucks to load up stolen items.

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Category: crime, State/Regional News, weather Tags: burglary, north minneapolis, tornado

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NWS Confirms Tornado Touchdown In St. Michael

By The Associated Press May 12, 2011

The National Weather Service has confirmed the first tornado of the season in Minnesota. An EF-1 tornado with speeds of near 90 mph touched down Tuesday evening in the St. Michael area, northwest of Minneapolis.

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Category: State/Regional News, weather Tags: National Weather Service, tornado

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Cool Spring Leads To Slow Start To Tornado Season

By Lee Voss May 4, 2011

Like last year, Minnesota is off to a slow start to the severe weather season. And, it could continue for awhile as predictions come in about cooler than normal weather into June or even July.

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Category: St. Cloud News Tags: jet stream, National Weather Service, severe weather season, todd krause, tornado

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Rough Weather Triggers Storm Warnings In Minnesota, Wisconsin

By Jim Maurice April 11, 2011

Rough weather moved across Minnesota and Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon and evening, damaging homes, barns, power lines and trees. Three barns were blown down and a mobile home was knocked off its foundation by high winds in Houston County of far southeastern Minnesota.

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Category: State/Regional News, weather Tags: severe weather, tornado