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Weather and Climate News

Widespread rain early Monday

Widespread rain early Monday

Rain will likely taper off toward midday, but thunderstorms are likely to bubble during the afternoon and evening mainly in southern Minnesota. Some storms later on Monday might become severe.
by Bill Endersen

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Showers and storms at times this week; Friday high of 114.6 degrees was new French record

Showers and storms at times this week; Friday high of 114.6 degrees was new French record

We’re in a weather pattern that won’t allow us to forecast a single rain-free day this week. We will have off and on showers and thunderstorms this week in much of central and southern Minnesota, parts of northern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. We had two rounds of thunderstorms in the Twin Cities on Sunday, which…
by Ron Trenda

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Showers and t-storms at times; mainly 80s this coming week

Showers and t-storms at times; mainly 80s this coming week

We’ve seen some sunshine at times this Sunday and two waves of showers and thunderstorms in many locations. The atmosphere remains unsettled, so some off and on showers and thunderstorms are still possible the remainder of this afternoon and overnight Sunday night. The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows a slight risk…
by Ron Trenda

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Strong storms move across Minnesota

Strong storms move across Minnesota

Strong storms knocked out power to several thousand homes and businesses across Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Sunday.
by Andrew Krueger

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Steamy, with showers and thunderstorms at times; more rain this week

Steamy, with showers and thunderstorms at times; more rain this week

Thunderstorms to the northeast of the Twin Cities earlier this morning created a gust front that spread winds of 40 to 50 mph across the metro area. A gust of 44 mph was reported at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport at 8 a.m. Sunday, as the thunderstorms expanded to the southwest.  Xcel energy reporting around 6,000…
by Ron Trenda

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Severe t-storm watch includes Twin Cities metro until 1 p.m.

Severe t-storm watch includes Twin Cities metro until 1 p.m.

The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch that continues until 1 p.m. for much of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The watch does include the Twin Cities metro area: ____________________________________________________ 9:50 a.m. update: The severe thunderstorm watch is no longer in effect for any Minnesota counties. ___________________________________________________…
by Ron Trenda

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Severe storms cause damage, knock out power in Red River Valley

Severe storms brought wind gusts as high as 80 miles per hour to parts of the Red River Valley on Saturday, knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses.
by Andrew Krueger

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Hot and sticky weekend continues; storms likely on Sunday

Hot and sticky weekend continues; storms likely on Sunday

There’s nothing quite like having Florida weather in Minnesota. Saturday has been hot and very sticky for most of us, but it could have been even hotter. Severe thunderstorms that produced a measured wind gust of 80 mph at the Fargo airport weakened into harmless cooling showers as they tracked across northern Minnesota. Farther south,…
by Bill Endersen

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U.S. Highway 52 reopens near Pine Island; major flooding reported downstream

U.S. Highway 52 reopens near Pine Island; major flooding reported downstream

U.S. Highway 52 near Pine Island reopened Saturday morning after being closed by flood waters for much of the previous day. Meanwhile downstream, the Zumbro River reached major flood stage at Zumbro Falls.
by Andrew Krueger

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