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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists Ben Cathey, Sven Sundgaard and Mandy Thalhuber.

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Catastrophic flooding in Houston; Minnesota shower chance

Catastrophic flooding in Houston; Minnesota shower chance

Harvey’s torrential rains continue. Tropical Storm Harvey is bringing flooding rains to much of the southeastern part of Texas. This was how the floodwaters looked on the Interstate 610 highway in Houston Sunday morning: There are no words. pic.twitter.com/zbrFENCDsA — Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) August 27, 2017 Many areas in southeast Texas have already seen over…
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Harvey’s flooding rains continue; Sunday shower chance in Minnesota

Harvey’s flooding rains continue; Sunday shower chance in Minnesota

Hurricane Harvey toppled buildings, trees and power lines in parts of southeast Texas Friday night and Saturday. Harvey also brought torrential flooding rains. Here’s a sample of the damage and flooding in Rockport, Texas, where Harvey made landfall Friday evening: It Only Gets Worse! Like bomb went off!Rockport, TX – Downed power-lines & debris everywhere.…
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Harvey’s rains continue; weekend rain chances in Minnesota

Harvey’s rains continue; weekend rain chances in Minnesota

Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Lockport, Texas around 10 p.m. Friday evening: #Harvey made landfall at 10 PM CDT as a category 4 hurricane near Rockport, Texas, with max winds of 130 mph and min pressure of 938 mb. pic.twitter.com/98y5wpKmBw — NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) August 26, 2017 Harvey was a major (Category 4) hurricane…
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Hurricane Harvey update; weekend rain chances

Hurricane Harvey update; weekend rain chances

Hurricane Harvey is on the verge of becoming a major (Category 3) hurricane this Friday morning. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mix of infrared and visible satellite pictures shows Harvey’s slow movement toward the Texas coast since midnight: Maximum sustained winds are at 110 mph, so any strengthening will push Harvey into Category 3…
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Rain chances increase on Friday; Coolest State Fair

Rain chances increase on Friday; Coolest State Fair

The start of our Minnesota State Fair is here! If you like cool weather, you’ll like the next several days, with highs mostly in the 70s at the Fair. It’s been cooler than this at State Fair time. According to the Minnesota State Climatology Office : The coolest Minnesota State Fair was during the six-day run…
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Harvey poses potentially epic flood threat

Harvey poses potentially epic flood threat

Many forecast models suggest a potential flood disaster.
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