by Paul Douglas | Mar 14, 2014 | Blog
Wintry Perspective By any objective measure meteorological winter was extraordinary. It was the 9th coldest for the Twin Cities, but NOAA NCDC reports the 6th coldest winter for Minnesota, 5th coldest for Wisconsin. 18 mornings with Windchill Advisories, the most...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 13, 2014 | Blog
Light-Switch Spring Ah, March in Minnesota: knee-deep in dirty snow with a slight risk of a tornado. This is a manic month of meteorology – blizzards, floods, ice, even twisters by the end of the month. Did I leave anything out? Huge north-south temperature...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 12, 2014 | Blog
The Big Melt Forget your second-string shoes. You’ll need scuba gear to get around town the next couple of weeks. Puddles have morphed into ponds. The mere act of crossing the street has become a sad You Tube Moment. This is what progress looks like. The sun is...