Then and Now: A Look at Last Year's Tornado in Photos

The twister touched down a year ago today in St. Louis Park, then moved north through Golden Valley, Minneapolis and Fridley.

One year ago today, a tornado touched down in St. Louis Park near the intersection of highways 394 and 100, eventually moving north into Golden Valley, Fridley and Minneapolis. St. Louis Park was spared the worst of the twister, as the storm intensified as it moved into Minneapolis, causing widespread damage in North Minneapolis. Still, there was damage in the Park. Power was knocked out at the Sabes Jewish Community Center. The Nestle Healthcare Nutrition facility sprung a gas leak and sustained roof damage. And the Cedar Trails Condominiums in the 4500 block of Cedar Lake Road took the brunt of the storm in SLP, as a number of units were hit by fallen trees and other debris. This included the residence of Victor Valdez, who was inside …

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The Fifth District Report

Fields: Ellison Ignores North Minneapolis

The Fifth District Republican challenger argues that last May's tornado highlighted Ellison's ineffectiveness.

Chris Fields, the Fifth District Republican challenger to incumbent Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), took to the Star Tribune opinion section to criticize Ellison's focus on North Minneapolis. In the commentary piece, posted Sunday, Fields argues that Ellison has continually ignored the area, especially in the aftermath of last May's tornado: A continual lack of focus by U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, a Democrat representing the Fifth District, led to a failure in making the case for the North Side in Washington. Who else is there to make the case? Instead, Ellison focuses on issues in the Middle East concerning Palestinians, Syrians and Egyptians. They are not the 99 percent of constituents, are they? Fields says there were issues in the area before …

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Danny Ballard

2:27 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012

No Keith Ellison does not live up to his motto, "Everybody Counts Everybody Matters". He and other politicians serve only a small group of voters and I for one will not advocate for him again for office. That is me in a picture with him(SEIU 26, during his first run for office) and I will never stand by another politician again, because once in office the politician agenda changes. Mr. Ellison …   more ›

(MAP) Report Details Tornado's Track Across Minneapolis, Suburbs

It was an EF1 or EF2, the NWS said.

Here's an assessment of Sunday's tornado from the National Weather Service, released Monday night. A crew visited St. Louis Park, Golden Valey, Minneapolis, Fridley and other locations Monday to investigate storm damage and prepare this report. (Note that in rating tornadoes, EF stands for Enhanced Fujita Scale.) Also, check out the map to the right to see some of the many spots where the tornado caused damage. If you know of a spot we're missing, please tell us in the comments below. Survey Team Assessment on the Northern Twin Cities Metro Tornado of Sunday Afternoon, May 22nd The tornado that hit north Minneapolis and other areas will be rated either as a strong EF1 or an EF2. There remain some uncertainties in rating the tornado that …

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