Storms producing tornadoes developed in western Minnesota and moved eastward across the state starting around 3:38 p.m., according to preliminary reports. The highest concentration of reports occurred in a line from northwest of Alexandria to south of Hutchinson, with other reports coming from southeast and northwest Minnesota.
The NWS also confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down near Crystal around 7:55 p.m. Maximum winds were estimated to be around 75 mph, causing "significant" tree damage in Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale.
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According to the earliest reports, three tornadoes formed before 4 p.m. between near Elbow Lake in west-central Minnesota. Sheriff's deputies reported tornado sightings just after 4 p.m. in Nobles County in the southeast and around 5 p.m. in Todd County in central Minnesota.
Another cluster occurred in south-central Minnesota in Kandiyohi, McLeod and Meeker counties.
Multiple reports of a tornado and damage to trees and power lines came in around Green Lake, just north of Willmar. A tornado reportedly touched down west of Glencoe at 5:45 p.m., and a tornado was still lingering near Paynesville at 6:03 p.m.
A delayed report from Aitkin County in northwestern Minnesota indicates a tornado damaged several trees and buildings near the town of Lawler.
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