As Hurricane Debbie batters the Southeast, the massive storm passed over Minnesota on Saturday, and the footage was breathtaking.
This video is share The footage, captured online by Team Zero storm chaser Ryan Scholl, appears to show a large system that caused power outages and at least one EF1 tornado near the Twin Cities, Minnesota, on Saturday night. according to To KARE11. National Weather Service (NWS) Warned Residents were advised in advance of the severe thunderstorms, noting that the storms “will include hail up to two inches in size.”
Minnesota, this can't happen right now, I'm speechless… Ryan Halliall Reed Timmer USA #mnwx #twitter pic.twitter.com/fGRhTsdyh2
— Ryan Scholl (@WxScholl) August 4, 2024
The way this thing moves across the terrain is a little hard to believe it's real — the lightning and heavy rain make it seem as if someone asked an artificial intelligence to create the ultimate storm video — but the best part of the video is at the 15-second mark, when you can clearly hear someone say, “That's all it is!” (Related: Prepare for a Category 6 hurricane, but not in the way you think)
It's not what he says that counts, it's how he says it. Just like the double rainbow man. And I get it: nature is amazing…until it's not.
At 8:03pm yesterday, just north of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, the storm appeared to have favorable interactions with lateral convection developing to the southwest, spawning a tornado in Melrose, Minnesota approximately 11 minutes later. pic.twitter.com/p3KjPqlAoS
— Michael Marz (@MichaelMarz1) August 4, 2024
Other drivers who, like us, were caught in the storm unexpectedly…
That's right… we couldn't drive because the rain made it almost impossible to see anything and the wind was so strong that things broke and fell onto the road.
Come to Minnesota translation: Said!
The weather is great translation: Said! pic.twitter.com/QpcxS4Sv3a— Storm Gryphon (@StormGryphon) August 2, 2024
Sirens rang out in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on Saturday night as a storm that triggered a tornado warning passed through the area. pic.twitter.com/wE5Rs4xfmm
— AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 4, 2024
“The structures can be rebuilt, the trees can be replanted, and we're just thankful that no one has been injured so far,” local Fire Chief Tom Badde told KARE 11. A tornado generated by what appears to be the same system also destroyed a turkey coop, destroyed a tractor shed, and downed more than 140 trees. (Related: Footage shows supercell hit Omaha, leaving more than 213,000 without power)
Damage to some homes has also been reported, so while this incredibly beautiful storm may make you want to turn off the TV and watch God's power at work, it would be safer to stay indoors.
