Caught on video: Fall severe weather produces tornado in northern Minnesota
Video from near the banks of Lake Elora in Minnesota showed at least one large tornado as it rolled through the Cloquet Valley.
Caught on video: Tornado rolls through northern Minnesota
Video of a tornado that rolled through Lake Elora, Minnesota on Thursday evening. Several Tornado Warnings were issued for counties in the northern part of the state.
MINNEAPOLIS – Thunderstorms rolled through the Upper Midwest and Plains on Thursday, producing at least one tornado in Minnesota and damage in at least four other states.
The storm activity formed along a cold front that stretched from Canada to the southern Plains.
Ahead of the severe weather, more than 4 million residents were put under alerts, including Severe Thunderstorm Watches and a Tornado Watch.
Tree damage in St. Louis County, MN
(St. Louis County Emergency Management Coordinator Joshua Brinkman / FOX Weather)
Video from near the banks of Lake Elora in Minnesota showed at least one large tornado as it rolled through the Cloquet Valley.
Immediately after the storm, trees were reported snapped and some structures received some damage.
Other storm reports included large limbs being snapped in Kansas and even a camper being flipped over during damaging wind gusts in Chautauqua County.
![Photo of a tornado that rolled through Lake Elora, Minnesota on Thursday evening.]()
Image 1 of 4Photo of a tornado that rolled through Lake Elora, Minnesota on Thursday evening. (Mark Paulson)
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Image 2 of 4Severe thunderstorms spotted from Thompson, Iowa. (Corey Gerken)
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Image 3 of 4Watching for severe thunderstorms in the Midwest. (Brandon Copic)
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More severe storms are not what Minnesotans wanted after two rounds of destructive storms already tore through the state on Aug. 26 and Aug. 29.
No fewer than 11 tornadoes hit the state, which averages only eight for the month of August. In addition, there were also over 100 reports of damaging winds.