Both Minnesota and Wisconsin were hit by tornadoes during Monday night's severe storms, the National Weather Service confirmed.

Monday had most of the ingredients needed for severe weather in southern Minnesota, but the absence of certain conditions kept it from becoming the worst-case scenario. Heavy rain, small hail and

After one round of thunderstorms moved across Minnesota on Monday morning, a second, stronger round of storms brought hail, high winds, heavy rain, funnel clouds and reports of at least one tornado during the afternoon and evening.