2 tornadoes touched down near Dalton, strongest ‘potentially greater’ than EF-3

Not one, but two tornadoes touched down near Dalton, Minnesota Wednesday night leaving behind a deadly path of destruction, according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office.

1 dead after tornadoes near Ashby and Garrison, Minnesota damage homes, down trees and power lines

Tornadoes touched down near Ashby and Garrison, Minnesota during a tornado warning in parts of central Minnesota Wednesday evening. A spokeswoman with the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office confirmed one person has died due to the tornado near Ashby.

Storm chaser's close encounter with deadly Minnesota tornado

Storm chaser Melanie Metz captured some incredibly close-up footage of the tornado near Ashby and Dalton, Minnesota from her vehicle.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper nearly hit by lightning during stop

An Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer had a close call with mother nature along a highway while he helped a crew with some equipment that had fallen off a trailer July 2.

Overnight deluge drops more than 9 inches of rain on Emerald, Wis.

Flash flood warnings were issued across southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin Monday morning after a deluge Sunday night left some areas with radar-estimated localized amounts of 7 or 8 inches of rain and more than 9 inches in Glenwood City, Wisconsin. 

Tornado warnings, watches issued as part of severe weather in southern Minnesota area

The Twin Cities was under a slight risk for severe weather through Sunday night as storms moved through the I-35 corridor, causing Tornado Watches and Warnings south of the Twin Cities metro area. 

Rain totals: More than an inch for parts of Twin Cities metro area

The Twin Cities and southern Minnesota areas are at a slight risk of severe weather Thursday night as storms left more than an inch of rain and power outages in some parts of the Twin Cities metro area. 

Storms rattle Twin Cities metro, southern Minnesota

Saturday storms brought thunder, lightning, and downpours to the metro while stronger storms passed through the southern parts of Minnesota.

Tornado, large hail reported across southern Minnesota causing power outages Tuesday

The FOX 9 Weather Team received confirmed reports of a tornado on the ground northeast of Garden City in Blue Earth County Tuesday evening as part of a storm system that affected much of southern Minnesota. 

Slow motion hail video near Beardsley, Minnesota
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Video shows hail falling in slow motion in Beardsley, Minnesota as severe weather moved across the area Tuesday evening. (Chuck Bauer)

Big snowflakes fall on Easter Sunday in Minnesota
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It was a snowy Easter Sunday for most of the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota area as heavy, fat snowflakes fell at a rate of almost an inch per hour.

Historic flooding hits Mississippi, Tennessee with more drenching rains expected

Forecasters said heavy rains were expected in a band from eastern Louisiana across central parts of Mississippi and Alabama and into far west Georgia.

Smoke from Australian bushfires reaches South America, UN reports

The fires have caused hazardous air quality in major cities throughout Australia and part of New Zealand, and now the smoke has drifted thousands of kilometers across the Pacific Ocean, first reaching Argentina and Chile Monday.