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Storm survey teams from the Duluth NWS office confirmed damage from 

Thursday’s tornado near Cotton and Canyon

They rated the tornado EF-1 with 105 mph winds. The tornado was on the ground for 13 minutes and covered about 6 miles.

Here are more details from the storm survey from the Duluth NWS office. 

A cool front blows through Minnesota this weekend. A few isolated showers or thunderstorms are possible on Saturday, but most of the weekend hours look dry.

Highs Saturday will run from the 80s south to 60s northwest.

Sunday brings a fresh north Canadian breeze. Temperatures will run much cooler than what we’ve become accustomed to with our extended summer weather pattern. Highs in the 60s will feel like sweater weather!

Most of next week looks sunny and pleasantly cooler with highs in the 70s. The normal high and low in the Twin Cities by next week are 70 and 51.

Several forecast models suggest a powerful hurricane could reach the Gulf Coast later next week.

Paul Huttner

Author

The Duluth NWS confirms tornado damage near Cotton and Canyon.

EF-1 tornado in Cotton Thursday; fresh Canadian breezes by Sunday

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