Minnesota Storms Cut Power to 50,000 as 25,000 Outages Hit Ramsey County
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Updated · KSTP · Jun 10
Minnesota Storms Cut Power to 50,000 as 25,000 Outages Hit Ramsey County
3 articles · Updated · KSTP · Jun 10
Summary
More than 50,000 Minnesota customers were without power by 7:45 a.m. Wednesday after strong winds, rain and lightning tore through the Twin Cities metro.
Ramsey County accounted for about 25,000 outages, and Xcel Energy said most of the blackouts were concentrated in the eastern Twin Cities where trees and branches brought down power lines.
At least 275 Xcel crews were already in the field restoring service, with more teams expected after the utility staged workers ahead of forecasts for damaging winds.
Storm damage also hit homes and streets: a tree blocked a St. Paul road after narrowly missing a pickup, and another crashed onto a Minneapolis house, trapping the homeowner until crews secured live lines.