Xcel Energy is reporting there are more than 2,678 customers without power in the Stillwater area.

Power is expected to be restored by about 11 a.m.

The outage comes after a severe thunderstorm rolled through the Stillwater area this morning. Stillwater remains under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:45 a.m.

According to the National Weather Service:

"AT 608 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ST PAUL...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH."

UPDATED FROM 4:30 a.m.:

According to the National Weather Service:

"AT 423 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EAGAN TO ROSEMOUNT TO HAMPTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE DAMAGING WINDS."

Tornado sirens in Stillwater were sounded at about 4:30 a.m.

At 4:40 a.m., Karin Housley tweeted:

"Funnel cloud over St Mary's Pt now."

The National Weather Service warning states:

"THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DESTRUCTIVE WINDS...WHICH CAN UPROOT TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND WINDOWS. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES AS THEY MAY BE OVERTURNED. HAIL IS ALSO EXPECTED...WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND WINDOWS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!"

Stillwater will remain under a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 a.m. and a flash flood watch througout the day.