St. James Tornado: Twister Appears in Minnesota Town Near Mankato

A tornado was reported in St. James, Minn., on Thursday afternoon.

A tornado was reported in St. James, Minn., on Thursday afternoon.

Fox 9 posted a video of the tornado on its Twitter.

A tornado watch is in effect for the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, the station said.

Fox said that a storm chaser with the station spotted a funnel cloud near St. James before 5 p.m. local time.