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Minnesota Saw Its Record-Earliest Tornadoes During Monday's Severe Weather Outbreak
https://weather.com/storms/tornado/news/tornado-minnesota-record-earlyMonday's severe weather outbreak in the Midwest was historic in Minnesota, where a record-early arrival of the year's first tornadoes occurred.
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado caused EF1 damage in Zimmerman, about 35 miles north-northwest of Minneapolis. Damage from a separate tornado has also been found near Clarks Grove. Before Monday, the earliest in the year a twister had struck Minnesota was almost two weeks later – on March 18, 1968, the National Weather Service said.
Monday's tornado in Zimmerman was more than 100 miles farther north than the March 1968 tornado.
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado caused EF1 damage in Zimmerman, about 35 miles north-northwest of Minneapolis. Damage from a separate tornado has also been found near Clarks Grove. Before Monday, the earliest in the year a twister had struck Minnesota was almost two weeks later – on March 18, 1968, the National Weather Service said.
Monday's tornado in Zimmerman was more than 100 miles farther north than the March 1968 tornado.
One of my worries is that, as the climate warms, Tornado Alley will move north
