Both Minnesota and Wisconsin were hit by tornadoes during Monday night's severe storms, the National Weather Service confirmed.The first hit Kenyon, Minnesota, in Rice County around 5:55 p.m., according to a storm report.

Monday had most of the ingredients needed for severe weather in southern Minnesota, but the absence of certain conditions kept it from becoming the worst-case scenario. Heavy rain, small hail and

It’s a busy day at the National Weather Service offices in Chanhassen, where meteorologist Nick Carletta has his eyes on six screens, watching for storms that could bring violent weather to the Twin Cities in the form of high winds,