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A dry Monday in most areas; update on Canadian wildfire smoke

A dry Monday in most areas; update on Canadian wildfire smoke

It was a beautiful Sunday across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 84 degrees, which is exactly our average high temp in the Twin Cities this time of year. Average feels great in July! Wildfire smoke is moving away The thickest smoke from Canadian wildfires has…
by Ron Trenda

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Pleasant July Sunday; unsettled at times this week

Pleasant July Sunday; unsettled at times this week

Smoky skies Smoke from Canadian wildfires in eastern Manitoba and western Ontario spread across northern Minnesota on Saturday. In response, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an Air Quality Alert for smoky air for about the northern third of the state. Most of the smoke is aloft as of Sunday morning. Some of it likely…
by Bill Endersen

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A nice Sunday in most areas; Canadian wildfire smoke lingers in far northern Minn.

A nice Sunday in most areas; Canadian wildfire smoke lingers in far northern Minn.

It was an enjoyable Saturday across most of Minnesota, but parts of far northern Minnesota had reduced air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. Sunday may be a replay of Saturday’s conditions, with some additional spots in northern Minnesota seeing some smoke during the morning hours. Air quality alert for the north The Minnesota…
by Ron Trenda

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Rochester firefighters rescue man caught in flood waters

Rochester firefighters rescue man caught in flood waters

The rescue came after a night of flash flooding across parts of southern Minnesota — the latest in repeated rounds of heavy rain in that part of the state.
by Andrew Krueger

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A quiet weekend; Canadian wildfire smoke lowers Ely air quality

A quiet weekend; Canadian wildfire smoke lowers Ely air quality

It’ll be nice to go through this Saturday afternoon without any severe weather warnings.  And it’ll be a comfy Saturday, with lowered dew points and near-normal highs. Temperature trends Saturday afternoon highs will be mainly in the upper 70s to the lower 80s across Minnesota and western Wisconsin, but it’ll be cooler near Lake Superior. …
by Ron Trenda

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A quiet Saturday and Sunday; Friday tornado video from Sibley county

Some of the thunderstorms that moved through southern Minnesota late Friday afternoon and early Friday evening were severe. This tornado touchdown occurred Friday near Henderson, in Sibley county: Matt Waldron sent this video to the @KARE11 Facebook page of a brief tornado touchdown earlier near Henderson #MNwx @NWSTwinCities We’d love to see your weather pics…
by Ron Trenda

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