Mount Olympus (/oÊËlÉªmpÉs, É-/; Greek: ÏÎ»ÏÎ¼ÏÎ¿Ï; also transliterated as Olympos, and on Greek maps, Oros Olympos) is the highest mountain in Greece. It is located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Pieria and Larissa, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki.
The National Weather Service says it received a report of a tornado just north of downtown, and Minneapolis Fire Department personnel reported a tornado in south Minneapolis, near Interstate 35W and Lake Street.
The fire department reported the tornado to the Hennepin County Sheriff's department before sirens were activated at 2:12 p.m. Update: 2:30 p.m. The weather services say it received reports of the tornado at 2:11 p.m. Wednesday. It reportedly damaged a downtown church. Toan Dang, who lives near 25th Street and 4th Ave. South, said he didn't see the tornado but took his children to the basement when the storm intensified.