UPDATE: Tornado Watch Cancelled, Lakeville Spared Tornado Strikes

4:10 p.m. UPDATE: The National Weather Service has cancelled a tornado watch that had been in effect until 8 p.m. for Lakeville, Dakota County, and the greater Twn Cities metro area.

And while Lakeville was spared by the brunt of the storm, there was heavy damage in Minneapolis, , and , among just north of Lakeville.

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1:10 p.m.

A tornado watch is in effect for the Lakeville, as well as the entire Twin Cities metro area, until 8 p.m.

Should severe weather hit the area, the NWS advises residents to find space in a lower level of your home and away from windows.

According to the National Weather Service:

Low pressure will move from eastern South Dakota to northeast Minnesota today. As this area of low pressure moves northeast it will initially draw additional warmth and moisture northward ahead of it, then drag a cold front through the region during the afternoon and evening hours. Showers and a few embedded thunderstorms can be expected this morning, with stronger storms developing during the afternoon hours, particularly along and east of Interstate-35.