At least four tornadoes ripped through Carver County

Twin Cities residents woke Saturday night to sirens amid reports of a string of tornadoes in Carver County.

Four twisters were confirmed by the National Weather Service on Sunday. One EF1 tornado was reported in the northeast part of Carver County, near Lake Zumbra, with winds of 80 to 90 miles per hour. A second EF1 tornado, with winds of 85 to 95 miles per hour, was tracked along the north side of Lake Waconia toward Parley Lake.

After sending out a survey team, the Weather Service was able to confirm a third EF0 tornado with winds of 70 to 80 miles per hour south of Waconia and north of Cologne. Another EF0 tornado was confirmed south of Cologne.

Saturday’s storm system resulted in the loss of power for thousands of residents, Xcel reported Sunday morning, with strong winds lashing parts of southwestern Minnesota as well.

More than 1,700 residents in the Twin Cities metro were still without power as of Sunday evening, according to Xcel.

In Canby, a small town in Yellow Medicine County, winds reached 74 miles per hour, according to the Weather Service.

Casey Namken, the county’s emergency management director, said the overnight storm brought widespread flooding to the area.

“Recent heavy rain has resulted in increases to the river stage. We now expect to crest mid-week around 25.8 feet,” the statement from the Weather Service said, which also cited “numerous roads flooded and impassable between the Minnesota River and Redwood Falls.”

The Minnesota River was the subject of another Weather Service flood warning, at Hwy. 212 in Granite Falls.

In Carver County, a flood warning was also in effect Sunday for the South Fork Crow River below Mayer.

There’s a chance for isolated and scattered showers and storms on Monday and Wednesday, according to the Weather Service.