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Minnesota Today®
Cathy Wurzer and MPR News Staff

Weekend tornadoes raked NW Minnesota

A funnel cloud reaches down to the ground.
A tornado was spotted southwest of Beltrami, Minn., in Polk County on Saturday.
Sgt. Investigator Nate Rasch, Polk County Sheriff's Office

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Updated 4 p.m.

While storms across Minnesota stayed relatively tame this weekend, Mahnomen and other parts of northwestern Minnesota saw more extreme weather Saturday.

Tornadoes with wind speeds between 135 to 160 miles per hour tore through the Mahnomen area, about 50 miles west of Bemidji. Some damage to homes and other buildings was reported.

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Tornado reports, in Universal Time, to the National Weather Service on Saturday. Central Daylight Time is five hours behind; a time stamp of 2105 is 4:05 p.m. CDT.
National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center

The National Weather Service saw several tornado reports in northwestern Minnesota Saturday afternoon.

The NWS had survey teams out all weekend and plans to release more information.