A dangerous series of thunderstorms beset the Twin Cities and surrounding counties Saturday evening, but no tornadoes were reported, leaving storm-shaken residents breathing a sigh of relief.

Some of the same counties battered last weekend were under tornado warnings Saturday as well, but no tornadoes were spotted.

Today's weather will be much calmer, but new thunderstorms are predicted for as far out as next Saturday, the National Weather Service said today.

Saturday night's  storms pelted southern and western suburbs -- including Plymouth and St. Louis Park -- with hail. Some Edina streets were inundated with a foot of water and parts of the metro area reported power failures.

When Carrie Wright of Golden Valley heard the sirens, she looked outside to sunshine. Fifteen minutes later, the family's home was pounded by hail. It broke three windows, severed a tree limb and shredded the screens on their three-season porch.

"Our cars look like cottage cheese," she said by phone Saturday night.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for counties north of the Twin Cities near Wyoming at about 7 p.m. The warning included Anoka, Ramsey and Washington counties. No tornadoes were detected, and the warning was cancelled when the storms moved out of the area before 8 p.m.

Storm sirens sounded in Forest Lake, a few miles north of Hugo in Ramsey County, where a tornado devastated a neighborhood last Sunday.

The National Weather Service reported that strong rotation had been detected in clouds near the intersection of I-35E and I-35W north of the metro area, prompting the tornado warning, but no tornadoes materialized.

At about 6:30 p.m., a severe thunderstorm moved through the Twin Cities. MnDOT cameras showed large hail falling on metro roads, disrupting traffic throughout Hennepin County. Trained spotters also indicated rotating clouds, but no tornado was spotted.

In the Twin Cities today, expect mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 82 degrees. Tonight should be partly cloudy with a low of 58 degrees.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely after 1 p.m. Monday could drop a tenth to a quarter inch of rain. The high is expected to be near 76 degrees. Storms could continue Monday night as temperatures dip to 56 degrees.

Storms and temperatures in the 70s are expected for the rest of the week.

JENNA ROSS, JAMES EATON