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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A severe thunderstorm with high wind and hail pushed across central Minnesota, knocking out power Wednesday evening to thousands around the Twin Cities, damaging homes and crunching trees over a wide area.
In Minneapolis, the storm was blamed for the death of a 45-year-old man who was struck by a tree branch.
The storm included straight-line winds gusting to 67 mph in Monticello and 68 mph in the Crystal area, said Karen Trammell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
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