Two tornadoes touched down in Minnesota's cabin country during Monday's severe storms, the National Weather Service confirmed. According to preliminary damage surveys from the service, the first tornado touched down at 4:21 p.

Severe thunderstorms resulted in at least two confirmed tornados in Minnesota on Monday, with huge hail and torrential rain also causing major problems. The National Weather Service reports that a tornado touched down between Nicollet and North Mankato in the south of the state, and there was another confirmed tornado in the Brainerd Lakes area.

Dye says there were funnel clouds and rotating wall clouds in Carver and McCleod counties, but no tornadoes touched down. Three-and-a-quarter-inch hail fell near Chanhassen, two-inch hail was reported near Mankato, and Waconia received half-dollar sized hail.