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110F Heat Index? Dangerous Heat Builds Across Much of USA
Remains of “Barry” Flood Arkansas – Heat Wave Expands to East Coast and New England
Our Persistent Wet Bias Continues Nearly 5 inches of rain soaked the Twin Cities in the first half of July, making it the 7th wettest start to any July on record. (Note: these statistics were before Tuesday evening's torrential thunderstorms). We're up to 23.31 inches...
read moreMonth’s Worth of Rain in 2 Hours – Swampy Heat Lingers Into Weekend
Heavy Thunderstorms - Slight Flash Flood Risk It may be politically expedient to complain about heat and humidity, but count me out of that rant-fest. We spend - what - half the year shivering, so I'm not about to complain about a few hot fronts in mid-July... in...
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Continuing To Track Heavy Rain With Barry – Monday’s National Weather Outlook For July 15th, 2019
National Weather Forecast On Monday, Tropical Depression Barry will continue to bring heavy rain across parts of the lower and middle Mississippi Valleys. A frontal boundary in place from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic will help spark off some showers and storms....
read moreConfluence of Factors May Trigger Historic Flooding Across Louisiana From “Barry”
Hottest Weather of Summer Next Week? Unlike tornadoes, which just want to post selfies posted to Instagram and scare the you-know-what out of people, hurricanes serve a purpose. They are nature's automatic pressure relief valves, transporting excess heat and moisture...
read moreGreatest Risk from Tropical Storm Barry is Flooding Rains (Up to 20″)
Biggest Hurricane Killer Is Now Inland Flooding Welcome to the 9th wettest start of any year since 1895 in the Twin Cities, according to National Weather Service data. It's an era of all or nothing, "weather whiplash". Fields in southern Minnesota are still too wet,...
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