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Severe Weather Awareness Week continues Tuesday to help highlight best practices in the upcoming spring and summer weather seasons.

Agricultural experts have been tallying the crop damage caused by last weekend's storm that packed 50 mph winds and dropped baseball-sized hail in parts of Minnesota.

Oppressive heat is forecast across much of Minnesota this weekend.

Undated (KROC AM News) - Severe thunderstorms began developing late Monday afternoon across parts of southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - Storm cells that rumbled through southeast Minnesota Sunday night produced 1 - 2 inch hail in some areas.

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The line of thunderstorms that moved across southern Minnesota Monday afternoon and evening delivered large hail, dangerous lightning strikes and wind gusts topping 50 miles per hour to the Rochester area.

Rochester, MN  (KROC AM News) -  Residents in some towns in southeast Minnesota reported tree and other damage from the strong storm cells that moved across the region Thursday afternoon, catching many by surprise.

Rochester, MN  (KROC AM News)  -  The National Weather Service says heavy rain fell in the Morris area early Tuesday with some totals in excess of five inches.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A line of storms that crossed southern Minnesota Tuesday dumped several inches of rain and kicked up strong winds.

Rochester, MN  (KROC AM News) - There were reports of hail and strong winds in parts of northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota early Thursday as some storm cells popped up around 3 a.m. and began moving through the region.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News)  - Storm cells developed late Monday afternoon across southeast Minnesota, southwest Wisconsin and northeast Iowa and produced heavy rain, lightning and even hail in some areas.

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) -  A series of strong storm cells that blew across southeastern Minnesota Monday morning produced heavy rain, damaging winds, hail and lightning. The National Weather Service reports the heaviest rain fell in Mower County with more than 3 inches in the Austin area ...

Rochester, MN  (KROC-AM News) - Some much needed rain fell across southeastern Minnesota Sunday night but storm cells also produced strong winds and hail in some areas.