The threat of tornadoes looms over much of Minnesota Thursday as severe storms blow across the state and into western Wisconsin.

Meteorologist Jake Beitlich says a strong, low-pressure system brought gusty winds and severe storms to parts of the state on Thursday. Tornadoes were reported far northwest by Grand Forks and Crookston, wet central Minnesota near Benson, a “skinny-rope” tornado near Montevideo, and another near Spring Hill.

The worst of the storms have passed out of the Twin Cities metro but tornado warnings have been issued in parts of northern Minnesota and western Wisconsin as the storms push east. There was a report of an observed tornado in the New Richmond area and near Roberts around 3:30 p.