While Minnesota was at risk of derecho conditions on Monday, the storms that arrived in the evening didn't quite qualify. Instead, a second, southern storm track that traveled from South Dakota through Northern Iowa, before linking up with the northern system that hit Minnesota, likely qualified as a derecho.

The most intense storms, with wind gusts potentially exceeding 75 m.p.h., were forecast for central and eastern South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota and northern Iowa.

A dangerous derecho is expected to form in parts of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest on Monday, with wind gusts over 75 mph likely. A moderate threat for severe storms is in place for parts of South Dakota and Minnesota on Monday afternoon into the evening due to the threat of a derecho, a wind storm that can cause significant damage.