Twin Cities sees third round of storms just days after Minnesota State Fair got smacked

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Storm clouds roll into Chaska, Minnesota on Thursday afternoon

Storm clouds rolled through Minnesota on Thursday with the threats of hail and damaging winds.

MINNEAPOLIS – For the third time in a week, severe weather impacted parts of Minnesota on Thursday, causing flight delays at the Minneapolis airport, delaying a college football game and prompting thousands to seek shelter at the Minnesota State Fair.

Thursday's severe thunderstorms impacted the upper Mississippi Valley as a cold front sliced through the eastern half of the country, the FOX Forecast Center said.

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Thousands told to seek shelter from severe storms at Minnesota State Fair

Severe storms blast through the Minneapolis area as more than 100,000 attend the Minnesota State Fair. Live coverage from FOX 9 Minneapolis. 

Due to the threat, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued for much of the state of Minnesota, northern Iowa and western Wisconsin through the early evening.

Damaging winds and hail were the main threats as a line of storms fired up along the front during the afternoon, but a spinup of a tornado or two along the line was possible.

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The first round came Monday afternoon, knocking out power to more than 100,000 utility customers across Minnesota. The storm's fury even forced people attending the Minnesota State Fair to seek shelter. The next round came early Tuesday morning as the Twin Cities recorded wind gusts as high as 64 mph.

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Watch: Flash flooding at Minnesota State Fair

Heavy rain led to flash flooding at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul on Monday. A video shared from the fair shows people running for safety as heavy rain fell and water covered sidewalks and walkways.

Tens of thousands of festivalgoers were still expected Thursday at "The Great Minnesota Get-Together," the second-largest state fair in the U.S. by average daily attendance, and they got pummeled again Thursday after severe storms wreaked havoc near St. Paul earlier this week.

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Wanda Vang was one of thousands who had to scramble to safety as a severe thunderstorm rolled through, bringing torrential rains and damaging wind gusts.

Xcel Energy said electricity has been restored to more than 90% of the more than 250,000 customers who lost power during the first two rounds of storms earlier this week. 

As of Thursday, more than 4,000 customers were still without power. Xcel said crews were still navigating widespread damage, including downed trees and power lines, to get the juice back on.