Strong winds reported during overnight
by Jim Maurice, WJON.com

UNDATED -- You probably woke-up to the sound of thunder early this (Tuesday) morning.

A thunderstorm rumbled through the St. Cloud area around 2:45 a.m.

The National Weather Service says there were several reports of strong winds. There was a 59 mile an hour gust in Rice, and a 61 mile an hour gust in Sauk Centre.

A listener near Pierz in Morrison County reports that they suffered some damage from last night's storm.  Winds took off a large shop roof, knocked town trees, and broke windows in the house.

Unfortunately, we didn't get much rain from the system. Just .12" of an inch of rain fell here at the radio station.  Meanwhile, a listener near Foley says they got over 2 inches of rain overnight.

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