Weather and Climate News

Tornado watch until 8 p.m. for southeastern Minnesota
Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue across southeastern Minnesota Thursday evening, with a tornado watch in effect until 8 p.m. Skies will gradually clear through the day on Friday, bringing dry conditions and some sunshine, though temperatures will remain below average.
More rain Thursday before a dry Friday
We’ll have another round of showers and thunder for Thursday that should wrap up by the evening. Friday will be mostly dry with decreasing clouds before a steamy and unsettled weekend.  
Where is Minnesota at for rainfall totals? The answer may surprise you
We have had frequent rain across the state in the month of June. But when MPR Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard went to look at the numbers, even he was surprised by our rainfall totals.
Weekend tornadoes kill 6 in North Dakota and New York, toss trees and train cars
Six people died over the weekend when tornadoes wreaked havoc in New York and North Dakota. Wind speeds topped 100 mph in each storm. In North Dakota, three tornadoes in the eastern part of the state tore down trees, tossed train cars and lashed homes.