MPR meteorologist Paul Huttner found these tapes in a box after nearly 30 years. They show his live broadcast updates on WCCO-TV during the height of the Halloween megastorm the morning of Nov. 1, 1991.
Colder air that has settled across the state means all of Minnesota finally gets a first frost — and more areas see their first freeze. Next week turns slightly milder again, but also wetter.
It’s the warmest on record for Duluth, Minn., and ties the warmest on record for the Twin Cities. Minnesota is just one of the areas setting records for the warmest start to meteorological autumn on record.
Most of Minnesota sees another warm day Tuesday, but colder weather is already spreading in north, bringing highs only in the 40s and 50s by late week.
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