Watch: Tornadoes, hail spotted as severe storms tear across Minnesota, Wisconsin
Photos and videos from the area showed ominous clouds ahead of the storms moving into the Minneapolis area, where radar-indicated rotation triggered a Tornado Warning.
Funnel cloud seen over Benson, Minnesota during severe storms
A video captured on Thursday, May 15, 2025 shows a funnel cloud during a tornado-warned storm in Benson, Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS – Severe weather slammed several states in the Upper Midwest Thursday, dropping a few funnel clouds and likely tornadoes in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Photos and videos from the area showed ominous clouds ahead of the storms moving into the Minneapolis area, where radar-indicated rotation triggered a Tornado Warning.
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Timelapse video showed the storms moving into the city on Thursday afternoon.
Timelapse shows storms moving into Minneapolis ahead of tornado warning
Mineapolis is in the bulls-eye for severe weather Thursday night. Timelapse video showed storms moving into the city ahead of tornado-warned storms.
Video from the city showed dark storm clouds moving in as tornado sirens sounded in the background.
Watch: Tornado sirens wail as storms move into Minneapolis
Video from Minneapolis Wednesday evening shows dark clouds moving into the city as tornado sirens sound.
The storms turned dangerous, with video showing a funnel cloud forming over Benson, Minnesota.
Potential tornado spotted over central Minnesota
A potential tornado was seen over Benson, Minnesota, late Thursday afternoon.
As the storms moved east, Wisconsin began getting hit with hail and severe weather.
Photos from New Richmond showed a possible tornado forming.
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A potential tornado was spotted just south and east of New Richmond, Wisconsin, late Thursday afternoon.
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A confirmed tornado was reported there Thursday afternoon, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
Tornado rolls by homes in New Richmond, Wisconsin
A tornado swirled near a neighborhood in New Richmond, Wisconsin on May 15, 2025.
In Madison, video showed hail hitting a deck, pinging off windows with a clunk.
Hail pings off windows in Wisconsin
Storms dumped rain and hail on Madison, Wisconsin, on Thursday.
The severe weather continued to plow eastward.
Storms will also hit Indianapolis, where racers are qualifying for the Indy 500.
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