Power Outages Mn

More than 13,000 homes were without power overnight, but most have since had it restored.

Strong winds are possible again in the Twin Cities Thursday evening.

"We estimate power will be restored to most customers by the end of the day Thursday," says Xcel.

One employee was injured when a branch fell on them.

The company expects 1,700 people to work this afternoon to restore power.

Two rounds of severe storms hit the metro area on Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

This comes after an overnight storm left 170,000 without power in the metro.

Damaging wind, rain and hail battered the metro area early Sunday morning.

Only minor injuries were reported at the scene.

Gusts exceeded 50 mph in part of the metro.

The company said over 700 homes are still without power Monday morning.

Heavy snow and high winds caused a whole host of problems.

An ominous warning from the National Weather Service in Duluth.

The heavy snow is impacting power lines.

There have been reports of disabled traffic lights and issues at local businesses.

Record levels of rain and 80 mph winds caused havoc in the metro.