As severe thunderstorms blow through the Twin Cities metro, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and large hail, there are currently more than 51,000 households without power, according to Xcel Energy's outage map, and around 57,500 Xcel customers without power statewide.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 3:03 p.m. EDT on Monday in effect until 3:45 p.m. EDT for Wayne County.

Forecasters say some of the storms on Friday could pack a big punch, with heavy downpours, frequent lightning and damaging winds gusts.

A line of fast-moving storms prompted severe thunderstorm warnings in the Chicago area and ground stops at O'Hare and Midway airports. There were also reports of storm damage.