Tens of thousands of Minnesotans are without power Monday night as thunderstorms and damaging winds move across the state.

Strong winds and heavy rain are possible as storms move close to the Twin Cities metro. Severe storms moved through the west-central part of the state around 7:30 p.m., with wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. A flash flood warning was in effect in Stevens County until 9:15 p.m.

Good Tuesday evening to one and all!Last night’s storms packed a punch, delivering 70 to 80 mph winds that caused widespread damage and power outages across the state. At one point, more than 100,000 Minnesotans were without electricity.

The highest gust confirmed so far was 99 mph in Iowa. A line of severe thunderstorms that swept across the Dakotas, southern Minnesota and northern Iowa packed a serious punch, bringing damaging winds and torrential rain.

By about 11 p.m. Monday, crews were working to restore power to more than 130,000 customers, mostly across the metro.

Daylight is bringing a better picture of the damage done at a campsite in northern Iowa after severe storms Monday night.

Another round of severe weather is possible Monday afternoon and evening just as Minnesotans are cleaning up from Sunday storms that toppled trees and left thousands without power. Heavy rain, damaging winds are the main threat,

Strong winds and heavy rain were possible as storms moved through the Twin Cities metro. Severe storms moved through the west-central part of the state around 7:30 p.m., with wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. A flash flood warning was in effect in Stevens County until 9:15 p.m.