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'Rain bomb' drops torrential rain in Minneapolis, west Twin Cities metro area
A sudden downpour in Minneapolis and the west Twin Cities metro area caused power outages, hail and high winds. “It was what some people call a rain bomb,” said MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner. “These storms that are localized and they just blow …