Weather

A rare wind storm with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage and leaving tens of thousands of homes without power.

The storms that moved through parts of the region on Saturday reportedly tore the roof off a home in the Cannon Falls area and sent several people to a hospital to be evaluated after a lightning strike in Lakeville.

Four people from the Faribault area, including two children, were in a motorhome that crashed along Highway 14 while a thunderstorm was moving through Dodge County late Saturday afternoon.

Yes, it’s been dry in southeast Minnesota - enough to be included in the latest report on drought conditions in the state.

It felt more like late September than early August in southern Minnesota Monday morning.

Storms and rain developed across southern Minnesota Saturday afternoon and evening, bringing relief from the very warm and humid conditions that began Friday.

Keep the water bottle handy if you plan to be outdoors this weekend.

Forecasters say southeastern Minnesota could see strong and possibly severe storms tonight.

Rochester Public Transit will be offering free rides in its air-conditioned buses on Saturday while a heat advisory is in effect.

The National Weather Service has upgraded its rating of the killer tornado that struck in an area of northwestern Minnesota Wednesday evening.

The Sheriff in Otter Tail County today released the name of the man who was killed when two tornadoes touched down in an area south of Fergus Falls Wednesday evening.

The Rochester area experienced heavy rain during a short period Thursday morning with 1 -2 inches which led to minor flooding problems.

A tornado that touched down in west-central Minnesota killed one person and injured at least two others.

One person is dead after a tornado roared through Otter Tail County in central Minnesota Wednesday evening.