Weather
Nearly 1,800 In Twin Cities Metro Woke Up Without Power
A historic December thunderstorm brought violent winds and intense rains in the Twin Cities metro and across the state.
TWIN CITIES, MN — At least 1,762 Xcel Energy customers in the Twin Cities metro area woke up without power Thursday morning, following a thunderstorm that brought violent winds and intense rains.
Thousands more customers outside the metro also power, especially in southern Minnesota, where wind gusts up to 70 mph were reported in Fairmont and Blue Earth counties.
According to @NWSSPC today (12/15) has set the record for the most number of hurricane force (75+ mph) thunderstorm wind gusts in a day (55, and counting) since 2004. The previous record was from August 10, 2020 with 53. pic.twitter.com/KoOlcJ4GoL
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) December 16, 2021
Hartland, Minnesota — where there were reports of an unconfirmed tornado— appears to have suffered some of the worst damage from the storm.
Find out what's happening in Southwest Minneapolisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Several buildings were seriously damaged, reports KARE 11 photojournalist Dave Peterlinz.
Residents can report power outages to Xcel Energy here.
Find out what's happening in Southwest Minneapolisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Patch will provide updates throughout the day as more information comes in about the storm
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
