Weather and Climate News

Flash flood watch Wednesday night
Flash flood watch issued.
Tropical cloudbursts: Severe risk Wednesday
Our steamy tropical summer air mass continues to deliver torrential tropical downpours. Tuesday’s fare included another shot of flooding rain. Over 2 inches of rain fell in less than an hour Tuesday afternoon. Street flooding in Minneapolis lit up twitter.
Flash flood warning until 7:30 pm
Torrential downpours blew up again in the Twin Cities this afternoon. A flash flood warning is in effect until 7:30 pm for the central Twin Cities.
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…