Strong winds toppled a large billboard in Maplewood, Minnesota on Friday, shearing off four large metal bolts that anchored the structure along Interstate 94.
The billboard came down near the 3M headquarters along Hudson Road, just east of the corporate campus. A representative for the company that owns the billboard said wind was to blame.
The damage came as strong winds swept through the Twin Cities metro area overnight and into Friday morning. Xcel Energy said more than 20,000 customers lost power across the greater metro.
In River Falls, Wisconsin, wind knocked down a tree that took power lines down with it…