Weather and Climate News

Laura victims may go weeks without power; deaths climb to 14
Laura made landfall as one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. Most of the deaths were from trees crashing into homes or from carbon monoxide poisoning tied to generators. Meanwhile, the hurricane’s remnants drifted north and threatened to bring flooding and tornadoes to Tennessee.
If you like cooler weather with low humidity, you’ll like the weekend forecast. Some spots may see a bit if rain late on Sunday.
Severe weather is likely for the southern half of Minnesota late Thursday and into the overnight. Meanwhile, temperatures continue to cool back toward, and even slightly below, average.
Thursday stays above average across the state but not as hot as recent days, and strong storms move in late.
Laura carves destructive path through Louisiana; 4 dead
Laura has weakened to a tropical storm after blasting the Louisiana coast with high winds and heavy rain for hours. The system that came ashore as a Category 4 hurricane is being blamed for two deaths and widespread damage around Lake Charles, an industrial and casino city of 80,000 people.
Wednesday brings one last day of hot weather before temperatures return closer to average.  Meanwhile, a couple rounds of storms bring back-to-back severe weather concerns.