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Patrol: Strong Winds Knocked Over Semi In McLeod Co.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The State Patrol says strong winds blew a semi over Thursday morning as severe storms swept across the state.

The semi was traveling south on Highway 15 in McLeod County around 7:20 a.m. when a powerful gust knocked the truck onto its side and into the east ditch.

The driver of the semi, 30-year-old Albert Holker of Hutchinson, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

No other vehicles were involved in the incident, the patrol said.

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