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Central, Southern Minnesota Clean Up After Storms Bring Damaging Hail, Wind

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Parts of Minnesota are cleaning up Sunday after a couple rounds of storms brought enormous hail and strong winds through the state.

WCCO director of meteorology Mike Augustyniak said most of the damage was done by two thunderstorm complexes that moved through central and southern Minnesota.

CJ Seim caught this shot of the storm moving through Becker.

Storm in Becker Aug. 28, 2021
(credit: CJ Seim)

In Sauk Rapids, hail shattered the roof and rear windshield of Harmony Knowles' Tesla Model X.

Tesla Model X hail damage Harmony Knowles
(credit: Harmony Knowles)
Tesla Model X hail damage Harmony Knowles 2
(credit: Harmony Knowles)

Further west, in Melrose, Moonlight Vineyards put out a call for help on Facebook after it "took a massive hit with Saturday's storm." The vineyard said it needed to "pick everything" on Sunday.

Calling in favors. Desperate S.O.S. We need all you helpers. Our vineyard took a massive hit with Saturday's storm and...

Posted by Moonlight Vineyards on Saturday, August 28, 2021

Also in Melrose, Amy Mattren found some massive trees uprooted near Little Birch Lake.

Tree uprooted by storms in Melrose
(credit: Amy Mattren)
Tree uprooted by storms in Melrose
(credit: Amy Mattren)

In Perham, Amy Bochman captured a double rainbow in the storm's aftermath.

Double rainbow in Perham Aug. 29, 2021
(credit: Amy Bochman)
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