Storms Hit Minnetonka … Again: Today in Minnetonka

Hundreds of Minnetonka residents were once again without power as heavy winds and rains blew through the west metro Tuesday night.

The storm toppled trees and power lines. Xcel Energy restored power to most customers overnight, but a few hundred are expected to be without until later Wednesday.

The damage could be extremely localized. While the storm hit some neighborhoods hard, it did little damage to others. Share your thoughts in the comments below about how your area fared.

Other news you should know about today:

• How’d last night’s block parties go?: Residents got together across the city during Minnetonka Night for Neighbors to get to know one another. Patch invites you to share your photos from the night. To post photos on Patch, create a blog profile by logging into Patch and clicking the “Start Blogging” button. Create a blog profile and then upload your photos to your first blog post. Once you do this, you can always come back to your blog and upload other neighborhood news.
• Three Minnetonka players try out for national hockey team: Minnetonka residents Grace Bizal, Erin O’Neil and Maliya Rodgers are among the 30 hockey players invited to the U.S. Women's National Under-18 Evaluation Camp taking place Aug. 13-18, in Lake Placid, NY,