by Paul Douglas | Jul 6, 2016 | Blog
How To Deal With Storm Damaged Trees Photo: Minnesota DNR After numerous trees were damaged in the storms Tuesday, the Minnesota DNR has put out some advice with how to deal with these trees. Here are some dos and don’ts: Do: Approach damaged trees with caution....
by Paul Douglas | Jul 6, 2016 | Blog
Reports of Tornadoes and Damaging Winds Tuesday Shelf cloud on the leading edge of the storms Tuesday evening. Image: Nikky Lehtola Severe storms swept through the metro (as well as other parts of central and southern Minnesota) late Tuesday afternoon into the...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 4, 2016 | Blog
Past July Weather We are now halfway through the year – can you believe that? Which *typically* means it’s time for the heat to settle in across the region, unlike the lows in the 30s parts of northern Minnesota saw Friday morning. I thought I would take a...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 4, 2016 | Blog
Independence Day Climatology Happy Fourth of July! While you continue to enjoy the almost too-good-to-be-true weather we’ve had this holiday weekend, lets take a look back at some past Fourth of July weather. First, 15% of July 4ths since 1872 have seen a high...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 3, 2016 | Blog
79 F. high in the Twin Cities Saturday. 83 F. average high on July 2. 77 F. high on July 2, 2015. July 3, 1947: Tornadoes hit Marshall and Polk Counties. Cabin Aerobics: “Some Maintenance Required” “I’m not complaining, just explaining” I...
