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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Storm reports Tuesday evening; Iowa tornadoes, Minnesota hail

A busy severe weather night across the Upper Midwest.

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It was a busy severe weather evening Tuesday across the Upper Midwest.

Multiple tornadoes skipped across northern Iowa. This classic tornado just missed this farmstead near Gilmore City, Iowa.

As of this post, NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has four preliminary tornado reports from Iowa.

Storm reports
Storm reports.
NOAA Storm Prediction Center

So far we’ve seen no tornado reports from southern Minnesota. But there are plenty of severe hail reports.

  • Owatonna [Steele Co, MN] PUBLIC reports HAIL of quarter size (E1.00 INCH) at 12 Apr, 8:00 PM CDT -- TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

  • Mankato [Blue Earth Co, MN] PUBLIC reports HAIL of half dollar size (M1.25 INCH) at 12 Apr, 7:55 PM CDT -- PICTURE VIA TWITTER.

  • Gibbon [Sibley Co, MN] PUBLIC reports HAIL of ping pong ball size (M1.50 INCH) at 12 Apr, 7:50 PM CDT -- PICTURE VIA TWITTER.

  • 4 WNW Vernon Center [Blue Earth Co, MN] PUBLIC reports HAIL of ping pong ball size (M1.50 INCH) at 12 Apr, 7:35 PM CDT -- PICTURES VIA TWITTER.

  • 2 NE Mankato [Blue Earth Co, MN] TRAINED SPOTTER reports HAIL of golf ball size (M1.75 INCH) at 12 Apr, 8:05 PM CDT --

Here’s a look as the storm blew through Cleveland, Minn., Tuesday evening.

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Scattered thunderstorms will fade overnight. Wednesday brings breezy and cooler weather with highs in the 40s in the Twin Cities.

Northwest Minnesota will see heavy snow!