Space weather alert: G2 geomagnetic storm watch in effect, auroras possible

Don’t expect massive power outages this week, but do expect to see beautiful northern lights after a significant solar flare erupted from a location on the sun’s surface previously believed to be inactive.

4 tornadoes confirmed along Minnesota-Iowa border during Tuesday storms

Surveyors from the National Weather Service confirmed at four tornadoes touched down during severe storms on Tuesday in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa.

Tornado rips small southern Minnesota city apart
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Surveyors from the National Weather Service confirmed at four tornadoes touched down during severe storms on Tuesday in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. The small town of Taopi took a direct hit with several homes and buildings leveled, some trees uprooted, and numerous cars overturned in the storm. Taopi is in Minnesota's Mower County, about 120 miles south of the Twin Cities. Despite the damage, there were no reported injuries.

Video: Semi trucks pushed over by wind
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Storms that pushed through southern Minnesota on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 brought strong gusts of wind, which knocked over nine semi-trucks along I-35 near Faribault.

Taopi, Minnesota damaged by severe weather
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The small town of Taopi, Minnesota took a direct hit with several homes and buildings leveled and some trees uprooted in the Tuesday's severe weather storm.

Wind overturns 9 semi-trucks on I-35 in Minnesota

Multiple overturned semis on I-35W near Faribault have stalled traffic Tuesday afternoon.

Wind overturns 9 semi-trucks on I-35 in southern Minnesota
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Strong winds tipped over nine semis at mile marker 55 south of Faribault on northbound Interstate 35 on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 12.

Tuesday night weather: Storms roll through metro
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Storms are pushing through the Twin Cities metro as a severe thunderstorm warning is in effect.

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Twin Cities metro

Wet weather will move into the area by Tuesday afternoon, and severe weather is possible across southern Minnesota in the evening.

Storms drop large amount of hail on parts of southern Minnesota

A round of storms that passed through southern Minnesota dropped a large amount of hail on some areas Tuesday afternoon.

Hail spotted near Cannon Falls
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Wet weather is expected to roll into the region by Tuesday afternoon, with severe weather possible Tuesday evening in southern Minnesota. Storms are already cropping up throughout numerous areas.