Weather and Climate News

Barry's flood threat lingers as storm slowly sweeps inland
Tropical Depression Barry dumped rain as it slowly swept inland through Gulf Coast states Sunday, sparing New Orleans from a direct hit but stoking fears elsewhere of flooding, tornadoes, and prolonged power outages.
A steamy Monday, with a t-storm chance; heat advisory for the Twin Cities metro
It was a steamy Sunday across central and southern Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin. Portions of central and northern Minnesota saw some strong to severe thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening, and a few strong thunderstorms clipped the northeast part of the Twin Cities metro area in the evening. Some spots in Minnesota also…
The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch that continues until midnight Sunday night across a large portion of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area: A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota until 12 AM CDT pic.twitter.com/AD3ceWrQxj —…
Mixing alcohol and sun? You may be at greater risk for sunburn
Drinking alcohol is linked to an increased risk of skin cancer. Part of the risk may be explained by the direct effect that alcohol has on antioxidant levels in the skin, which can hasten a sunburn.
Metro heat advisory this afternoon through Monday evening; thunderstorm chances increase this evening
It’ll be steamy Sunday afternoon and evening across much of southern and central Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin. You’ll want to stay hydrated. Temperature details Sunday afternoon highs will be well into the 80s across the northern half of Minnesota, with 90 to lower 90s in the  southern half of Minnesota and parts of…