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holiday outlook

Since the events of last weekend, there have been many questions directed my way about Minnesota’s tornado history. Greg Carbin of the NOAA-Storm Prediction Center has compiled the annual tornado statistics for MN since 1950. So here they are with the annual reported tornadoes shown in parentheses……please note the very low numbers associated with drought…

The numbers are getting downright scary.

In all the chaos Sunday, chalk one up for our local NWS office in Chanhassen.

In addition to the storm reports (tornado, straight-line winds, and hail), many of our Minnesota weather observers reported a very wet weekend. Over the Friday through Monday morning period rainfall totals of 2 inches or more were very widespread, ranging from 2.33 inches at Dodge Center to 2.02 inches at Park Rapids. Even large amounts…

tornado path

What appears to be the most significant tornado in 30 years tore through North Minneapolis Sunday.

severe weather

Tornado warnings being issued for the region this afternoon.

tornado watch