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Weather and Climate News

Severe storms cause major damage across northern Minnesota

Severe storms cause major damage across northern Minnesota

Severe storms with winds of more than 100 mph left major damage across a wide swath of northern Minnesota overnight. The storms also produced tornadoes across eastern North Dakota, with authorities reporting at least three people killed.
by Andrew Krueger, Todd Melby, Melissa Olson and Mitch Klein

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Extreme heat warning with dangerous heat indices

Extreme heat warning with dangerous heat indices

An extreme heat warning is in effect as dangerously high heat index values between 105 and 110 are expected, driven by soaring temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s and oppressive humidity with dew points in the 70s.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Severe risk north overnight; extreme heat warning this weekend

Severe risk north overnight; extreme heat warning this weekend

A tropical warm front will trigger severe storms across much of northern Minnesota overnight. Extreme heat warnings are up for the weekend.
by Paul Huttner

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Steamy, stormy summer solstice

Steamy, stormy summer solstice

The summer solstice arrives with intense heat, soaring dew points and dangerous heat indices climbing into the triple digits. Meanwhile, strong to severe storms are expected to sweep through northern Minnesota late Friday night.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Severe storms overnight; extreme heat warning this weekend

Severe storms overnight; extreme heat warning this weekend

A cluster of severe storms is likely to roll down I-94 overnight from Fargo into the Twin Cities before dawn. The warm front will push heat index values over 100 degrees this weekend.
by Paul Huttner

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The sticky truth about dew point and relative humidity

The sticky truth about dew point and relative humidity

We’ve all heard the classic line, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” But honestly, what is humidity? And what exactly does dew point measure? Let’s dive into the sticky, sweaty truth behind these weather terms.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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