Tornado hits northern Minneapolis and causes significant damage; 1 killed, 18 injured - Minneapolis, MN

Tornado hits northern Minneapolis and causes significant damage; 1 killed, 18 injured - The Washington Post

MINNEAPOLIS — At least one person died when a tornado hit Minneapolis on Sunday, damaging scores of homes, toppling hundreds of trees and leaving 18 people with minor injuries.

City spokeswoman Sara Dietrich said the death was confirmed by the Hennepin County medical examiner. She had no other immediate details.

Tornado warnings and watches had been issued Sunday evening throughout parts of the central U.S. In Missouri, authorities said a tornado hit a Joplin hospital and caused the roofs of two city fire stations to collapse. Jasper County Emergency Management Director Keith Stammer said a tornado hit the St. John’s Regional Medical Center and that there are multiple reports of injuries.