Thunderstorm With Damaging Winds Divert Flights to Rochester

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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The tarmac at the Rochester Airport turned into a parking lot Wednesday evening.

It appears at least a half-dozen flights were diverted from the Twin Cities Airport to Rochester because of weather conditions in the early evening. Rochester International Airport spokeswoman Tiana O'Connor provided KROC News with a photo that shows 7 commercial aircraft parked on the tarmac at RST around 7 PM waiting for clearance to resume their flights to MSP. It's not known how many passengers were affected.

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National Weather Service radar showed an isolated thunderstorm moved over the Twin Cities Airport between 6 and 7 PM. There were reports of wind gusts topping 60 miles per hour around 6:15. The same line of storms was blamed for downed trees in Northfield, Farmington, and Minneapolis.

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Thunderstorm With Damaging Winds Divert Flights to Rochester Airport

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