At Least 2 Tornadoes Confirmed in Minnesota on Tuesday Night

TAOPI -- The National Weather Service in LaCrosse has confirmed at least two tornadoes touched down in Minnesota on Tuesday night.  They confirmed three more in Iowa.

The tornado in Taopi was an EF-2 with maximum winds of 130 miles an hour.  It was 7.3 miles long and 250 yards wide.  The tornado was on the ground from 10:44 p.m. until 10:53 p.m. on Tuesday.

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There was also a tornado in Spring Valley.  It was an EF-1 with 100 miles an hour winds.  That tornado was 2.3 miles long and 60 yards wide.  That tornado was on the ground from 11:08 p.m. until 11:11 p.m.