Despite ominous clouds to the west on Sunday evening, severe thunderstorms skipped Albert Lea.

Storms on Saturday were to the south or to the north, delivering plenty of rain, so despite Albert Lea getting less than an inch of the much-needed precipitation over the weekend, southern Minnesota still is desiring wet weather.

Albert Lea remains in a severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

The National Weather Service says two tornadoes were spotted Sunday in McLeod County and another twister was seen in Lyon County. But those counties report no damage or injuries.

Meteorologist Jacob Beitlich at the National Weather Service in Chanhassen said the potential for major storms was there, but “the ingredients didn’t all come together at the right time.”

An estimated 2 inches of rain was reported 10 miles north of Montevideo. Hail measuring 1 inch was reported in Glencoe.

Much of southern and central Minnesota was under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. Sunday.

Areas around Fort Dodge, Iowa, received around 2 inches of rain, and, in Creston, about 75 miles from Des Moines, the Greater Regional Medical Center suffered roof damage and had some of its windows blown out by a storm, said John Benson, a spokesman for Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management. No injuries were reported. Medical center officials were calling other area hospitals to determine how many beds they had available in case they needed to move patients.

Tornadoes were spotted across the Midwest and Plains on Saturday as an outbreak of unusually strong weather seized the region, and forecasters sternly warned that “life-threatening” weather could intensify overnight.

Storms were reported in Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma. Emergency officials in Iowa said a large part of the town of Thurman in the western part of the state was destroyed but no one was injured. About 250 people reside in the town.

Fremont County Emergency Management Director Mike Crecelius said that about 75 percent of the town was destroyed, but there were no injuries or deaths. Crecelius said the town was on lockdown and that officials and residents expect to start cleaning up on Sunday.