by Paul Douglas | Aug 12, 2015 | Blog
82 F. high temperature in the Twin Cities on Tuesday. 81 F. average high on August 11. 78 F. high on August 11, 2014. August 11, 1945: Downpour over Red Wing. Nearly 8 inches of rain fell. August 11, 1899: A lightning bolt from “clear skies” destroys a...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog
82 F. high temperature in the Twin Cities Wednesday. 82 F. average high on August 5. 81 F. high on August 5, 2014. August 6, 1969: Tornadoes sweep across northern Minnesota, hitting Ely, Backus, Outing and Dark Lake. Damage could still be seen 20 years later in the...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog
82 F. high temperature in the Twin Cities Tuesday. 82 F. average high on August 4. 81 F. high on August 4, 2014. August 5, 1904: Detroit Lakes woman is hit by lightning. It melted her hairpins and steel in corset but does not kill her. Taking Responsibility It...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 4, 2015 | Blog
80 F. high in the Twin Cities Monday. 82 F. average high on August 3. 88 F. high on August 3, 2014. August 3, 1904: Half of Waconia was destroyed by an F4 tornado. Thirty homes were utterly destroyed, and the debris was carried for miles. August 3, 1898: Storms dump...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 3, 2015 | Blog
84 F. high in the Twin Cities Sunday. 83 F. average high on August 2. 87 F. high on August 2, 2014. August 3, 1896: Violent hailstorm destroys two thirds of the crops in Swift County. “…General Mills is committed to doing our part to tackle climate change...