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Does April Snow Still Bring May Flowers? – National Weather Outlook For April 17, 2021
National Weather Forecast On Saturday, an area of low pressure with a slow moving frontal boundary in the southern United States will continue to bring heavy rain to areas of the Gulf Coast and Southeast. A departing system in New England will still bring some rain...
Drought Trends – Tornado Safety – Federal Reserve Considers Climate Risks
NOAA GFS Temperatures for MSPweatherbell.com A Real Warm Front by Late April? ”Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty” said American actress Doris Day. I am grateful for many things, including my second Pfizer vaccine yesterday. No ill effects yet, but my hair is...
USA Spring Status Based on First-Leaf Observations – Flash Flood Awareness
So happy we put out the patio furniture...Paul Douglas Emergency Siren Test Later Today My 90-year old father had it right. “Keep your expectations low and maybe you’ll be pleasantly surprised.” A Minnesota spring never moves in a straight line. It’s a roller coaster...
Tracking Volcanic SO2, Power Outages and Shifting “Tornado Country”
June 17, 2010 near Albert Lea, MinnesotaMeteorologist Aaron Shaffer Tornado Alley? More Like “Tornado Country” Data suggests “Tornado Alley” is shifting south and east over time, with more severe, long-track tornadoes hitting the Mid South (Little Rock to Birmingham)...
March Relapse Midwest to New England – Severe Weather Awareness Week
Mental Health BreakCosta Rica, courtesy of WCCO Radio producer David Josephson. Lucky guy... March-Like Weather For At Least a Week I hope trees and shrubs don’t freeze their buds off. Singer and songwriter Pharrell Williams got it right: “Life is a carousel. It goes...
April Rain And Snow Showers – National Weather Outlook For April 11, 2021
National Weather Forecast On Sunday, a system working into the Great Lakes will bring rain chances across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes. An associated cold front and additional low in the Southeast will bring the potential for storms from the Northeast to Florida....