More stormy weather is expected to rattle the metro area Tuesday and Wednesday.
The National Weather Service in Chanhassen said that morning commuters could see scattered showers Tuesday, but that the bulk of the rain is more likely in the evening.
Central and southern Minnesota could see widespread thunderstorms with strong winds Tuesday night, said forecaster Bill Borghoff.
There's another chance for showers Wednesday in central and southern Minnesota and west central Wisconsin, he said.
"Large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes and heavy rainfall will be possible," the weather service said.
Restoring power
In the meantime, more than 1,000 workers from Minnesota and several other states spread out across the metro area and other communities to work on restoring power to the final thousands who remain without electricity after a thunderstorm Sunday morning that not only brought a soaking but left piles of hail behind.
In the day since the storm zipped through central Minnesota and into western Wisconsin, utility crews have brought back power to more than 160,000 customers, but as of Monday night, another 5,400 or so customers were still without electricity.
Xcel beefed up its crews with workers from 10 states along with additional personnel from contractors and other utilities.