Sirens blare, power outages as tornado warnings issued in Twin Cities
Sirens blare, power outages as tornado warnings issued in Twin Cities originally appeared on Bring Me The News.
Emergency warnings were issued to residents in the Twin Cities after a possible tornado was observed in the west metro early Sunday morning.
Tornado sirens began to blare at around 12:30 a.m. after a tornado warning was issued in Minneapolis – the second warning for the city this season – as well as Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Shakopee, Bloomington, Edina, St. Louis Park and Burnsville.
Residents were told to head indoors and to their basements if possible.
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Xcel Energy is reporting that as of 1 a.m. there were 44,000 power outages in its Minnesota service area.
Video footage taken in Minnetonka showed what appeared to be rotation, while at 12:15 a.m. There were reports of an observed tornado in the Cologne area of Carver County, and weather officials said there have been "indications of debris being lifted picked up by radar south of Waconia."
A few minutes after the alert was issued, the National Weather Service said the tornado was no longer observed, but noted that it could "very quickly produce another tornado and is not a storm to be messed with."
While the tornado warning was no longer in effect, a severe thunderstorm warning was then issued, with strong winds in excess of 60 mph reported in the metro area.
Flash flooding warnings have also been issued to the west of the metro in Wright County.
This story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
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