A video captured on Thursday, May 15, 2025 shows a funnel cloud during a tornado-warned storm in Benson, Minnesota.
MINNEAPOLIS – A tornado-warned storm slammed Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon, as much of the Upper Midwest prepared to be battered by severe weather.
Chicago, Milwaukee and Grand Rapids, Michigan, are in the bulls-eye with a Level 3 out of 5 severe risk for Thursday. Tornadoes, dangerous hail and strong winds are all possible with this system.
Photos and videos from Minnesota showed storms moving in Wednesday afternoon.
TORNADO-WARNED STORMS ROLL THROUGH MINNEAPOLIS AS CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE BRACE FOR DANGEROUS SEVERE STORMS
The storms turned dangerous, with video showing a funnel cloud forming over Benson, Minnesota.
A potential tornado was seen over Benson, Minnesota, late Thursday afternoon.
As the storms moved east, Wisconsin began getting hit with hail and severe weather.
Photos from New Richmond showed a possible tornado forming.
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A potential tornado was spotted just south and east of New Richmond, Wisconsin, late Thursday afternoon.
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A confirmed tornado was reported there Wednesday afternoon, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
Tornado in New Richmond, Wisconsin on May 15, 2025.
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In Madison, video showed hail hitting a deck, pinging off windows with a clunk.
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Storms dumped rain and hail on Madison, Wisconsin, on Thursday.
The severe weather continued to plow eastward.
Storms will also hit Indianapolis, where racers are qualifying for the Indy 500.
Track the storms with our live severe weather maps at the link below.
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