The tornado risk to the region later trailed off, FOX 9 reported.
A tornado warning had been issued earlier for portions of four counties south of the Twin Cities, the report said, with a rotation spotted just before 9 p.m.
Earlier in the evening, a funnel cloud was seen near Owatonna, Minnesota, FOX 9 reported.
Dom Calicchio is a Senior Editor at FoxNews.com. Reach him at dom.calicchio@foxnews.com. Follow him on Twitter @DomCalicchioFOX
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