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Strong Storm Hits Golden Valley

Large wall cloud brings strong winds, rain, hail and power outages to Hennepin County.

A strong storm moved through Golden Valley tonight, bringing reports of rain, hail and power outages.

Xcel Energy's outage map showed hundreds of outages in Golden Valley as of 9 p.m.

Weather Underground local storm reports estimated hail between one-quarter inch to 1.25 inches.

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Downed trees and branches were reported around Hennepin County, including Golden Valley, St. Louis Park and Brooklyn Park.

The National Weather Service severe thunderstorm watch for the area, which expires at 10 p.m. A flood advisory, however, will remain in effect until 2 a.m., since runoff from heavy rainfall could quickly swell rivers and streams in the area.

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More thunderstorms are possible Monday night and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.


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