Faribault Daily News

Over 2,500 in Faribault lost power in storms; Xcel crews cleared 5,000 trees statewide

By By COLTON KEMP,

14 hours ago

Several thunderstorms with winds reaching 50 mph or more left thousands of residents without power Thursday evening, but crews from Xcel Energy were on it for the city and the state at large.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4AGH3c_0vFtxa0X00 — Faribault Police officer Isaac Caron helps unload temporary stop signs in an intersection in northern Faribault that was without power for a few hours, due to a line of thunderstorms that rolled through Minnesota Thursday evening. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0JMdMs_0vFtxa0X00 — A branch was ripped from a tree at the Rice County Fairgrounds during a series of thunderstorms Thursday evening across Minnesota. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3idOIB_0vFtxa0X00 — Tree branches and power lines rest on and around a house because of thunderstorms and high winds Thursday evening in Faribault. (Colton Kemp/southernminn.com)

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