'Nasty' storm hits Twin Cities; hail in sheets amid power failures

A powerful thunderstorm raced into the Twin Cities from the west Sunday morning, bringing heavy rain, thunder and strong winds, ripping down trees and causing property damage.

Hail in many Twin Cities communities was so thick that it resembled several inches of snow.

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