Tornado tore into Farmers Park

LEWISTON, Minn. – County crews scrambled to remove frees felled by a tornado Sunday night at Farmers Park midway between Lewiston and Stockton. Garvin Brook, which flows out of the park into Stockton, swelled out of its banks in places but quickly receded. The tornado came out of a storm that rumbled consistently through the Arches neighborhood starting about 8:40 p.m. and continuing the better part of an hour. There was hail. Winds gusted to 60 mph. Although only one touchdown was spotted, a few other funnel clouds were reported as the storm tracked through southeast Minnesota. Conditions were generally unfavorable for prolonged tornadoes, the National Weather Service said.