The Weather Service estimated winds at up to 60 mph Thursday night as a line of thunderstorms swept through south central Minnesota. The storms brought hail and lightning, as well as downpours.
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For the second straight night, golf ball-sized hail was reported in Minnesota. This time the storms passed across the south, with winds and rain whipping through Mankato and St. Peter among other communities.
Storms blew through with damaging winds on Monday afternoon.
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Mother nature is threatening to interrupt some outdoor Father's Day plans. The National Weather Service says there's a moderate risk for severe thunderstorms for parts of Minnesota. Large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible as the weather system moves across the state.
A day of record-breaking temperatures on Saturday was followed by a late season thunderstorm and damaging high winds overnight. The National Weather Service is still working to confirm whether it was straight-line winds or a rare late-season tornado that knocked out power to about 12,000 customers, the Star Tribune reports.
Hardest hit appears to be western Carver County.