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Heavy Rain This Week In The Southern United States – Monday’s National Weather Outlook For May 6th, 2019
Anniversary Of The May 6, 1965 Twin Cities Tornadoes Monday marks the 54th anniversary of the six tornadoes - four of which were rated F4 - that impacted the Twin Cities on May 6th, 1965. Two of those F4 tornadoes struck Fridley within 2 hours of each other. The Twin...
Weather balloon lands on our CEO’s property. What are the odds?
What are the odds that a weather balloon finds its way to a weather company's CEO's property? We bet it's slim! Our weather team was in full-on "geek mode" when our CEO brought in the radiosonde he found near a tree at his place in Wisconsin. The radiosonde has been...
Upper Midwest Snow From Saturday – Monday’s National Weather Outlook For April 29th, 2019
Upper Midwest Snow Totals From Saturday A late-season snow fell from South Dakota across parts of the Great Lakes Saturday, with some areas picking up at least a couple inches of snow. The highest snow total in the Upper Midwest was reported in Lena, IL, where 7" of...
Weather Graphics Spotlight: Severe Weather
Spring has arrived and aside from greenery, blooms, and allergies, it also means severe weather. The peak of severe weather season varies from region to region, but we tend to see a significant increase in severe storms during the Spring months. March...
More Upper Midwest Rain – Monday’s National Weather Outlook For April 22nd, 2019
More Rain On The Way To The Upper Midwest To Begin The Week Forecast loop: 7 PM Sunday to 7 PM Monday. I think I'm going to put my copy of "Rainy Days and Mondays" on repeat... Widespread rain is expected to end the weekend and begin the new work week across the Upper...
Weather Graphics Spotlight: Winter Weather Graphics
In today’s Weather Graphics Spotlight, we’re highlighting our winter weather graphics during the powerful April storm that dumped feet of snow in the Northern Plains and the Midwest; the highest amount reported out of Wallace, SD: a whopping...