Man killed in western Minnesota tornado identified

The National Weather Service reports a powerful tornado has damaged farms and injured at least two people in western Minnesota.

The tornado struck at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday near Dalton. The weather service says three farmsteads were hit, and one of those farmhouses was flattened.

UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch active until midnight in northern Minnesota, tornado warnings expire

Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons says two people were taken to a hospital. Their conditions were unknown.

The tornado crossed Interstate 94 but no vehicles were affected. A National Weather Service staffer is at the scene checking the tornado aftermath, but the tornado is believed to be at least in the EF-3 category, with winds of 136-165 mph.

Sheriff Fitzgibbons also confirmed that there was one fatality. Authorities identified the man who was killed as 30-year-old Seth Nelson.

A GoFundMe has been created to help with tornado relief in Dalton and Ashby.