Weather

Southeast Minnesota received some beneficial and much-needed rain Friday morning from a storm system that sped across the region at speeds as high as 60 mph.

Parts of southeastern Minnesota received some much needed precipitation overnight.

The National Weather Service Office is now estimating that wind gusts around 140-miles-per-hour hit sections of Cedar Rapids, during last week's catastrophic Derecho wind storm.

The storms that moved through parts of the region on Saturday reportedly tore the roof off a home in the Cannon Falls area and sent several people to a hospital to be evaluated after a lightning strike in Lakeville.

Four people from the Faribault area, including two children, were in a motorhome that crashed along Highway 14 while a thunderstorm was moving through Dodge County late Saturday afternoon.

Yes, it’s been dry in southeast Minnesota - enough to be included in the latest report on drought conditions in the state.

It felt more like late September than early August in southern Minnesota Monday morning.

Storms and rain developed across southern Minnesota Saturday afternoon and evening, bringing relief from the very warm and humid conditions that began Friday.

Forecasters say southeastern Minnesota could see strong and possibly severe storms tonight.

Rochester Public Transit will be offering free rides in its air-conditioned buses on Saturday while a heat advisory is in effect.