A Forecast First ALERT for Monday is now officially done — but the sky didn’t exactly cooperate while it lasted.
At 6:25 p.m., Misryoum newsroom reported the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado heading east had touched down in southwestern Blue Earth County. Strong winds from the storm were also lifting a lot of dust, the kind that makes you realize, immediately, this isn’t just typical thunder. Around the same time, a Misryoum viewer shared two photos of a tornado near Truman, and you can practically feel the tension in those images.
Before that, things were already brewing. Beginning around 3 p.m., more than 10 counties in southern Minnesota were under an extreme tornado watch. Misryoum editorial desk noted that the NWS ended that watch just before 10 p.m. Thunderstorms were expected to wind down Monday night, leaving mostly cloudy skies and cooler temps in the low 50s. Tuesday and Wednesday, for their part, are set to be mild and quiet—mixes of sun and clouds, like the atmosphere is finally taking a breath.
The focus Monday afternoon and evening was always on timing. Misryoum analysis indicates that storms begin developing and intensifying between 4 PM and 7 PM. Peak severe threat runs from 7 PM to 10 PM as storms move through the metro and into western Wisconsin. Misryoum newsroom also pointed out that the weather should stay mostly quiet through the 3 o’clock hour, with storms firing up after 4 p.m., especially along Interstate 35 and Interstate 90. And that’s exactly the kind of window that can mess with regular routines—dinner plans, commutes, kids getting picked up.
Weather updates also included a clear list of what people were watching for: large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. Large hail could reach 2 inches in diameter, maybe even up to the size of a baseball. Gusts up to 60 mph could lead to tree damage and power outages. And while tornadoes weren’t expected everywhere, Misryoum editorial team stated that a few isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out, with conditions supporting the potential for a strong tornado.
One small real-world detail stuck with a lot of people when these storms rolled in: that dusty haze that gets pulled upward with the wind. Even if you don’t see everything clearly, you notice the air changing. Now that the immediate alert period has ended, Misryoum editorial desk added that the impact story still matters—Monday evening conditions could have been rapidly changing, especially during peak travel and evening activities. Outdoor plans may get disrupted, and the recommendation stays blunt: have multiple ways to receive warnings, and if storms approach, be ready to move indoors quickly and seek shelter.
Not everyone will see severe weather, but those in the highest risk area—Misryoum reporting said areas including Rochester, Austin, Albert Lee, Winona and La Crosse—were the ones being told to pay the closest attention. As always, stay tuned to Misryoum for updates as timing and storm details get refined. And right now, the “do this before it happens” part is pretty hard to ignore: review your severe weather safety plan. Because if another round pops up, you want your next move to be muscle memory, not a scramble.
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