The “particularly dangerous” tornado watch was canceled early Tuesday evening for most areas of Minnesota, but some cities, including Rochester, still have the alert active.
Tornado watch canceled early in south Twin Cities metro
The alert is still active in the Rochester area as the “particularly dangerous” storm moves on.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
May 22, 2024 at 12:02AM
The Weather Service issued its tornado watch a little after 1 p.m., also designating it as a “particularly dangerous situation,” which is fairly rare for the region.
It was supposed to be in effect until 9 p.m. for most of southeastern Minnesota, but the Weather Service ended it early in much of Minnesota a little before 6:30 p.m., according to a social media post. Seven counties in far southeastern Minnesota were still under the watch just before 7 p.m.
It’s also active in Iowa, northwestern Illinois and western Wisconsin, as part of the tornado watches covering a large swath of the upper Midwest.
Later Tuesday, a tornado warning was issued for the areas around Red Wing, Cannon Falls and Bay City, Wis., until it expired at 6 p.m.
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