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5 Tornadoes Confirmed in Southeast Minnesota on Friday

The National Weather Service confirmed a second EF2 tornado struck Olmsted County on Friday, touching down about 5 miles east-northeast of Viola around 2:46 p.m. and traveling about 7.5 miles with maximum wind speeds around 125 mph.
Eight tornadoes touched down across southeast Minnesota on Friday afternoon, with NWS La Crosse issuing 26 tornado warnings—the most for one day since 1995—as the line of storms intensified entering Olmsted County.
An earlier EF2 tornado struck near Stewartville around 2:17 p.m., traveling nearly 10 miles through Marion Township with wind speeds of about 130 mph and reaching a width of about 175 yards, leaving large sections of roofing torn away.
Emergency crews and residents are clearing debris and assessing damage across Olmsted County as officials request property damage reports, though authorities confirmed no injuries or deaths despite the storms' intensity.
The National Weather Service continues analyzing data to determine if additional tornadoes formed in the area, with the Stewartville-Marion Township storm distinguished by both its strength and the extent of destruction visible from aerial surveys.

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5 tornadoes confirmed in southeast Minnesota on Friday

The storms started Friday afternoon, with the first tornado touching down north of Sargeant in Mower County around 1:45 p.m.

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Drone footage shows extent of damage after tornadoes tear through Olmsted County

Drone footage taken by the Sky 6 cam is revealing the full scope of destruction left behind by a powerful tornado that tore through parts of Marion Township and Stewartville.

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Second EF2 tornado confirmed in Olmsted County on Friday

PLAINVIEW, Minn. — The National Weather Service confirmed a second EF2 tornado hit Olmsted County on Friday afternoon. The tornado formed around 2:46 p.m. about 5 miles east-northeast of Viola and traveled northeast about 7.5 miles, ending in Wabasha County, a few miles south of Plainview, Minnesota, around 3 p.m. Maximum wind speeds were around 125 mph. The storm affected mainly rural areas and damaged trees and outbuildings. One farmhouse lost…

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