A Saturday evening thunderstorm blew down trees and powers lines across the county Saturday.

Meeker County experienced strong winds, heavy rains, and dime- to nickel-sized hail, according to the Meeker County Sheriff's Office. The office received reports of power lines down, trees up rooted, and buildings damaged in the Grove City and Dassel areas. There were no reports of injuries or homes damaged.

According to the Sheriff's Office, there were reports of funnel clouds in the Grove City area. There were no confirmed reports of tornado touchdowns.

Weather sirens sounded around 8 p.m. Saturday night after the National Weather Service issued a Tornado warning for parts of Meeker County. Two trained spotters and two law enfrocement officers independently reported a tornado touchdown in the New London area, which was expected to track southeast. The tornado warning was allowed to expire at 8:30 p.m. and replaced with a severe thunderstorm warning.

The storms also disrupted Manannah Daze events Saturday.