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

Despite a few tornado sightings, Minnesota apparently escaped major property damage or injuries from Thursday’s storms. A large swath of the state and neighboring Wisconsin went on storm watch Thursday,

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.