Strong storm buffets area on Saturday
- Staff photo by Clay Schuldt Downtown Minnesota Street saw increased foot traffic thanks to the Crazy Days Markstrasse Handcraft Artisan Fair. The extra foot traffic also impacted downtown businesses.
- Photo courtesy of Robin Grewe Funnel cloud spotted 5 miles NW of Gaylord Saturday evening 6:30pm. The photo was taken by Robin Grewe from the LeRoy & Ruth Grewe Farm. The church is St. John’s Lutheran Church, Mountville
- Staff photo by Steve Muscatello Heavy rains over Saturday night lead to flooding in Lafayette.About six inches of rain fell in the area, flooding local fields as well as the streets and some basements in town.
- Staff photo by Clay Schuldt The Divers performed for SST’s Music on the Steps concert. This was the first live performance at SST since the pandemic lockdown.
- Photo courtesy of Raphaela Mueller An area resident photographed a woman and a man wearing face coverings with Nazi swastikas at the Marshall Walmart on Saturday. A video in which shoppers confronted the couple went viral on social media over the weekend.
Rainfall occurred off and on throughout the day Saturday, but turned into a downpour by late evening and a tornado warning was issued for Sibley County. A funnel cloud was spotted north of Gaylord around 6:30 p.m.
A flood warning would remain in effect for parts of Renville, Sibley, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Waseca Redwood and Brown County until Sunday evening. Between 5 and 10 inches of rain fell between Saturday night and Sunday morning along the Minnesota River from Morton to Mankato. Lafayette saw significant rain fall resulting in flooded streets.
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