Thousands of people in Minnesota were without power Wednesday morning as a spring snowstorm brought several inches of snow to the area.

Xcel Energy says that as of 8:30 a.m., more than 8,000 customers were without power. Most of those customers were concentrated around the Twin Cities. By 7 p.m., only 150 customers were without power. 

Another large outage was along the St. Croix River in Stillwater, where Xcel Energy said roughly 1,000 customers were without power.

In Hastings, officials said City Hall closed on Wednesday due to a power outage. 

In the Twin Cities, nearly 9.5 inches of snow had fallen by 12 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Just over an inch of snow fell in St. Cloud, while some of the largest snowfall totals of 11.5 and 11 inches were reported in Elko New Market and Apple Valley, respectively.

Most roads in the Twin Cities were completely covered with snow Wednesday morning, while travel was not advised in most of south-central Minnesota. WCCO issued a NEXT Drive Alert due to poor road conditions and strong winds, which are impacting visibility. Road conditions have largely improved to normal conditions for the Twin Ciites, but some roads are still covered in the southern part of the state.