Tornadoes swept through several midwestern cities Friday leaving destruction and devastation in their wakes as a massive system tore through the area.

The National Weather Service confirmed several touchdowns this afternoon in southeastern Minnesota. Several communities are still assessing the damage. Conor Wight shows us the damage done to a neighborhood in Rochester.

Tornado touches down in Minnesota while historic flooding threatens Wisconsin A confirmed tornado tore through near Rochester, MN. It comes as Michigan and Wisconsin are dealing with severe flooding.

Minnesota families are cleaning up right now from a string of apparent tornado touchdowns.

Storm damage cleanup begins in southern Minnesota after multiple tornadoes

Wisconsin capped off a week of severe weather with another round of thunderstorms, hail, flooding and over a dozen confirmed tornadoes on Friday, April 17.

Southeastern Minnesota is under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. Friday, and reports are coming in of observed tornadoes.

The National Weather Service confirmed seven tornadoes touched down in southeast Wisconsin on Friday nigh7. Walworth County. 6:40 p.m. The NWS conf