Severe MN Storms Pack Damaging Winds & Hail

(Learfield News/Chanhassen, MN) — Parts of the state are cleaning up after severe thunderstorms packing damaging winds and hail moved across central and southern Minnesota Monday night.

The National Weather Service is reporting 65 mile-per-hour wind gusts in Silver Lake, 63 miles an hour in Eden Prairie, and 62 in the Willmar area.

One-point-75-inch hail fell in Lester Prairie in McLeod County and Parkers Prairie in Otter Tail County.

Officials say funnel clouds were spotted near Essig in Brown County and Kerkhoven in Swift County.

There’s wind damage and trees are down in Waconia, Isanti and North Branch.

Xcel Energy said nearly 100 thousand customers lost power during the storms.

The Happy Together Grandstand concert was canceled at the State Fair.

(Photo: Minneapolis, Courtesy Roxanne Wodarczyk)