How awful! The 10th photo shows nothing standing, destruction for as far as the eye can see!

And the hospital! If there's one thing people need in a disaster, it's their hospital.

Sue

after i posted the Minneapolis storm i saw the reports from Joplin and thought that we can clear the damage up here and rebuild but down there it looks impossible--

I'm in Maple Grove, we went to the basement when the sirens went off. Came back up when I saw on my iPhone it was to the east and moving NE.

You're mixing up your threads. That's the Joplin, Missouri tornado.

This is the Minneapolis, Minnesota thread.

You're only off about 500 miles

Here is the 'official' information about the storm:
https://nwschat.weather.gov/p.php?pid=201105240128-KMPX-NOUS43-PNSMPX

This is the best description so far. The damage was substantial and the investigation/recovery goes on.

Paul in MN -