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More comfortable Thursday and Friday before the heat builds

More comfortable Thursday and Friday before the heat builds

Temperatures and dew points will be ever so slightly lower Thursday and Friday. Enjoy that because heat is building over the weekend into next week.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Flash flooding swamps Austin, forces closure of Interstate 90

Flash flooding swamps Austin, forces closure of Interstate 90

Torrential rain led to flash flooding in parts of southern Minnesota on Wednesday, forcing the closure of a stretch of Interstate 90 for the second time in less than a week.
by Andrew Krueger

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Last big wave of rain before calmer days

Last big wave of rain before calmer days

There’s quieter weather Wednesday afternoon across much of Minnesota, although late evening thunderstorms are expected in southeastern Minnesota into La Crosse, Wis. A heat wave starts Sunday and continues for much of next week.
by Ben Cathey

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Rain made Floyd Lake tornado invisible, more dangerous, meteorologist says

Rain made Floyd Lake tornado invisible, more dangerous, meteorologist says

These types of tornadoes “can appear to probably come out of nowhere,” Tommy Grafenauer, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks, N.D., told MPR News.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Unsettled Wednesday then cooler before heating up next week

Unsettled Wednesday then cooler before heating up next week

We’ll see scattered showers and storms ahead of a cool front in southern Minnesota Wednesday. Cooler, less humid air moves in for a couple days before heat builds this weekend.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Flood watch, severe weather for central Minnesota Tuesday night

Flood watch, severe weather for central Minnesota Tuesday night

There’s a risk of severe weather and flash flooding across a band of central Minnesota Tuesday night into Wednesday. Weather threats should ease after that but a heat dome builds back in for the weekend.
by Ben Cathey

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NWS says Detroit Lakes-area tornado path was 7 miles long with windspeeds of 115 mph

NWS says Detroit Lakes-area tornado path was 7 miles long with windspeeds of 115 mph

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado with windspeeds of 115 mph touched down Monday in an area north of Detroit Lakes. A few people were injured, and the twister downed trees and power lines and damaged homes and buildings.
by Andrew Krueger, Annie Baxter and Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Unsettled and stormy 36 hours ahead

Unsettled and stormy 36 hours ahead

More storms are expected to develop Tuesday evening into Wednesday and again late Wednesday. Flash flooding and severe weather are possible.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Severe weather potential Monday night into Wednesday

Severe weather potential Monday night into Wednesday

We are in scorching hot and muggy season across the state. Rain is back later Monday afternoon in the northwest, then it moves south toward Minneapolis and St. Paul near midnight. There are several more rounds of rain ahead and we’re heating back up next weekend.
by Ben Cathey

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