Tornado rips through southwest Minnesota unexpectedly Thursday afternoon Severe storms were not anticipated on Thursday.

Tornadoes were not part of Thursday’s forecast anywhere in Minnesota, but a supercell storm that developed during the afternooon wound up producing a rather impressive twister in southwest areas of the state. The supercell exploded over Lyon County near Marshall and then moved east/southeast, spawning the impressive tornado near Hwy. 71 just south of Redwood…