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Storms this week produced record rains, plenty of power trouble

Crews head out to repair storm damage
Crews gather in the parking lot of Sears on Rice St. in St. Paul July 7, 2016, before heading out to repair storm damage. Xcel Energy says it called in workers from 17 states to help with repairs after 250,000 customers lost power as a result of Tuesday's storms.
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Storms earlier this week caused some grief in the form of power outages and flooded streets.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota Climatologist Mark Seeley about how the major storms cut electric power to hundreds of thousands of people in Minnesota.

Seeley says it's likely more storms will roll through Minnesota throughout July.