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Radar showed storms over Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 11:18 PM CDT to 1:18 AM CDT. At their widest they covered 49,600 square miles, with about 4.1 million people under them, over Cedar Rapids, Green Bay and Appleton. The strongest cores were thunderstorms.

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Tornado warning in Hastings, MN4:58 PM CDT to 5:20 PM CDT · 16,000 people
Storms over the Twin Cities2:44 PM CDT to 5:32 PM CDT · 4.6 million people
Storms over Des Moines6:54 PM CDT to 10:38 PM CDT · 2.8 million people
Severe storm warning in Lakeville, MN4:34 PM CDT to 4:56 PM CDT · 270,000 people
Severe storm warning in Faribault, MN3:58 PM CDT to 4:28 PM CDT · 18,100 people
Storms in Northfield, MN4:42 PM CDT to 5:08 PM CDT · 4.2 million people

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