tornado

These numbers are shocking compared to last year - and the year before.

From severe storms in the summer to massive snowstorms in the winter, we know a thing or two.

On April 14, 1886, a devastating "cyclone" tore through St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, and Rice, killing 72 people and injuring 213. It's still remembered as Minnesota's deadliest tornado.

I bet you haven't seen this video! Nearly 40 years ago a tornado popped up out without warning. Miraculously, the tornado was caught on camera by a news chopper.

This Thursday, Minnesota will host a statewide tornado drill at 1:45 PM and 6:45 PM, helping communities enhance their emergency preparedness during Severe Weather Awareness Week.

The city of Melrose withstood a confirmed EF-1 tornado on Saturday August 3 with damage to portions of the town. The tornado was on the ground for a short period of time from 8:10 - 8:16 p.m. Melrose Mayor Joe Finken joined me on WJON. He explained the tornado had sustained winds of 95 miles per hour which came from the north and moved southeast.

The video is only 23 seconds long but it shattered my heart to watch it.

According to Tim Johnson, the man who submitted the video, the funnel cloud had started as a wall cloud, and formed into a funnel.

A new video posted to TikTok shows the path and aftermath of last week's tornado through Ashby, MN as seen from above.

Normally I wouldn't make light of tornadoes. They're serious business. But this video of a Minnesota man spotting his first tornado in Scandia, Minnesota is just too much.