AM 1240 WJON » tornado http://wjon.com Tue, 21 May 2013 05:01:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NWS: Two Tornadoes Confirmed in The Twin Cities http://wjon.com/nws-two-tornadoes-confirmed-in-the-twin-cities/ http://wjon.com/nws-two-tornadoes-confirmed-in-the-twin-cities/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:56:58 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=147367 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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]]> http://wjon.com/nws-two-tornadoes-confirmed-in-the-twin-cities/feed/ 0 File Photo MN Storms Bring Tornado, Golf-Ball Sized Hail http://wjon.com/mn-storms-bring-tornado-golf-ball-sized-hail/ http://wjon.com/mn-storms-bring-tornado-golf-ball-sized-hail/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:43:31 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=110636 Thunderstorms damaged barns, blew out power and brought golf-ball sized hail in southern Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mn-storms-bring-tornado-golf-ball-sized-hail/feed/ 0 Steven Sohlstrom Western Minnesota Storms Produce Possible Tornadoes http://wjon.com/western-minnesota-storms-produce-possible-tornadoes/ http://wjon.com/western-minnesota-storms-produce-possible-tornadoes/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:47:15 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=94566 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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]]> http://wjon.com/western-minnesota-storms-produce-possible-tornadoes/feed/ 0 Getty Images North Shore Of MN Sees 1st Tornado Since 1992 http://wjon.com/north-shore-of-mn-sees-1st-tornado-since-1992/ http://wjon.com/north-shore-of-mn-sees-1st-tornado-since-1992/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:26:23 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=16960 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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]]> http://wjon.com/north-shore-of-mn-sees-1st-tornado-since-1992/feed/ 0 Getty Images Minneapolis Residents Staying In "Uninhabitable" Homes http://wjon.com/minneapolis-residents-staying-in-uninhabitable-homes/ http://wjon.com/minneapolis-residents-staying-in-uninhabitable-homes/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 18:19:40 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=16483 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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]]> http://wjon.com/minneapolis-residents-staying-in-uninhabitable-homes/feed/ 0 Creative Commons via Flickr user Tony Webster Increased Looting In Tornado-Damaged Minneapolis http://wjon.com/increased-looting-in-tornado-damaged-minneapolis/ http://wjon.com/increased-looting-in-tornado-damaged-minneapolis/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 17:02:59 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=16348 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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]]> http://wjon.com/increased-looting-in-tornado-damaged-minneapolis/feed/ 0 Creative Commons via Flickr user Tony Webster NWS Confirms Tornado Touchdown In St. Michael http://wjon.com/nws-confirms-tornado-touchdown-in-st-michael/ http://wjon.com/nws-confirms-tornado-touchdown-in-st-michael/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 10:40:06 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=15032 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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]]> http://wjon.com/nws-confirms-tornado-touchdown-in-st-michael/feed/ 0 Getty Images Cool Spring Leads To Slow Start To Tornado Season http://wjon.com/cool-spring-leads-to-slow-start-to-tornado-season/ http://wjon.com/cool-spring-leads-to-slow-start-to-tornado-season/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 20:30:02 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=14340 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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]]> http://wjon.com/cool-spring-leads-to-slow-start-to-tornado-season/feed/ 0 Getty Images Rough Weather Triggers Storm Warnings In Minnesota, Wisconsin http://wjon.com/rough-weather-triggers-storm-warnings-in-minnesota-wisconsin/ http://wjon.com/rough-weather-triggers-storm-warnings-in-minnesota-wisconsin/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:32:56 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=12293 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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]]> http://wjon.com/rough-weather-triggers-storm-warnings-in-minnesota-wisconsin/feed/ 0 Top 10: #3 Record Breaking Tornado Season http://wjon.com/top-10-3-record-breaking-tornado-season/ http://wjon.com/top-10-3-record-breaking-tornado-season/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:01:37 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2963 2010 was a record-breaking year for tornadoes. And that is our #3 story in our countdown of the Top 10 local news stories of the year.

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-3-record-breaking-tornado-season/feed/ 0 Small Minnesota Town Continues Tornado Repairs http://wjon.com/small-minnesota-town-continues-tornado-repairs/ http://wjon.com/small-minnesota-town-continues-tornado-repairs/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:38:20 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=2914 Residents of the small Minnesota town of Almora continue repairing homes six months after a deadly outbreak of tornadoes.

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