Three Tornadoes Touch Down In Southern Minnesota Amid Severe Storms

Southern Minnesota experienced a severe weather outbreak with three confirmed tornadoes.

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The first tornado was confirmed near Amboy in Blue Earth County, where it caused damage to a farm outbuilding.

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FOX 9 reported the NWS had three confirmed tornadoes, including one captured by FOX Weather hitting Truman.

MPR News documented multiple tornado warnings and storm chasers capturing footage of the Amboy tornado.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS viewers sent photos of hail and storm damage.

The severe threat was largely confined to southern Minnesota.

The storm system produced widespread damaging hail across southern Minnesota.

FOX 9 documented hail as large as three inches in diameter in Rice County.

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5 EYEWITNESS NEWS published extensive photo galleries showing hail damage and accumulations.

MPR News reported hail measurements including 2.25-inch hail near Owatonna.

The National Weather Service issued numerous Severe Thunderstorm Warnings.

Torrential rains triggered flash flood warnings.

Rice County Skywarn had spent the morning preparing for the event.

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The region was placed in the enhanced risk category by the Storm Prediction Center.

Univision noted Minneapolis and St. Paul were under a moderate risk, level 4 of 5.

KTTC described the day as a First Alert Day with a level three risk.

The severe weather threat was expected to continue into Tuesday and possibly Wednesday.

Residents were urged to have emergency plans in place.