Overnight storms leave damage, power outages across Minnesota
More storms expected Monday afternoon and evening
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Powerful storms swept across the state on Sunday night and early Monday morning, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and causing downed trees, flooding and other damage.
Xcel Energy crews are still working to restore power to 36,434 people as of 7 a.m. Monday. The company said at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday it was working to restore power to about 74,000 Minnesota customers. The majority of outages are in the Twin Cities region.
Flash flooding in the Twin Cities caused problems for drivers. A trained spotter reported cars were stalled in flooding on Highway 36 in Roseville around 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
Downed trees and storm damage were visible in north Minneapolis on Monday morning.
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There were also reports of lightning strikes causing fires. A trained spotter reported a house fire in Maple Grove, near the intersection of Maple Grove Parkway and Bass Lake Road.
Rainfalls reports across Minnesota
6.19 inches — Chokio
3.48 inches — Montevideo
2.70 inches — Stillwater
2.63 inches — St. Paul
2.38 inches — Glencoe
2.29 inches — Northfield
2.24 inches — Farmington
2.15 inches — White Bear Lake
2.11 inches — Roseville
More storms expected Monday afternoon, evening
Parts of Minnesota could be hit by more storms Monday. The National Weather Service reports more storms are possible in eastern South Dakota late Monday afternoon and are expected to move into southern Minnesota and northern Iowa Monday evening.
The frontal boundary that moved through Sunday night is lingering, and another upper-level disturbance will take advantage of that front and muggy air to produce more storms, according to MPR News Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard.
There’s a moderate risk for severe storms for portions of southwest and west-central Minnesota Monday afternoon and evening. An enhanced and slight risk is possible elsewhere in southern Minnesota into western Wisconsin.
Wind gusts higher than 75 mph, a few line-embedded tornadoes and instances of severe hail are also probable, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
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