Minnesotans band together after tornadoes wreck parts of Rochester area - Star Tribune

Residents of southeastern Minnesota were recovering after destructive tornadoes swept through the Rochester area on April 17, damaging homes, farms and neighborhoods though causing no reported deaths or major injuries. Local accounts describe roofs torn off and yards littered with debris as neighbors and volunteers worked together on cleanup and support. The storms included reported touchdowns near Marion and Plainview and were part of a broader severe-weather outbreak across the Midwest that forecasters warned could produce additional damaging storms.