We're heading into severe weather season and this is a reminder of what NOT to do. Do you remember back in 2016 when a man from Holdingford named Jake Biniek caught footage of an actual tornado forming?
The National Weather Service has confirmed storm damage in the Columbus and Forest Lake area was caused by a tornado. Forecasters say the EF-1 twister was on the ground for nearly 9 miles early Wednesday morning.
Forecasters say stormy weather spawned a couple of tornadoes in south-central Minnesota, but there are no reports of injuries or significant damage. The National Weather Service says one tornado was reported about 10:30 p.m.
A friend of mine lives in Hutchinson, Minnesota, where they just got nailed with hail and high winds from a March 6th thunderstorm that rolled through there.