As dawn broke over Minnesota on July 28, 2025, more than 51,273 customers remained without electricity after powerful thunderstorms swept across the state Sunday night. At the height of the outages, approximately 74,000 homes and businesses lost power when high winds and hail battered the region. The current outages, confirmed by PowerOutage.us monitoring data as of 7:25 a.m. CDT Monday, show widespread impact across the state from Sunday night’s severe weather. Xcel Energy crews worked through the night in challenging conditions to restore power, with the company’s standard practice of prioritizing critical facilities. The Twin Cities metro area bore the … Continue reading Minnesota Storm Blackout: 51,273 Customers Without Power as Xcel Energy Races Against Monday’s Next Weather Front