Month: March 2015
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March 24-26 snow/rain event update; Heavy snow or just light accumulations?
/Issued 1:22 PM CDT, Sunday, March 22, 2015/ A preliminary post on the upcoming snow or rain event toward midweek. -The computer models Today are still showing a low pressure system, or more than one low pressure affecting the Upper Midwest including Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin sometime around midweek.…
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March 21, 2015 Weather Report – Several inches of snow possible Sunday Afternoon/Night south of Duluth; Possible snow/rain event Tuesday Night-Wednesday; Easterly wind develops on Sunday
/Issued 4:31 PM CDT, Saturday, March 21, 2015/ Pretty active out there Today with several areas of low pressure (Red L’s on the map) Spotty thunderstorms occurring late This Afternoon with that Texas low, and also near the low over the Pacific Northwest. Strong winds aloft — 120 to 140…
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March 20, 2015 Weather Report – Radar update (Tracking the rain-snow line This Evening) Cooler weekend ahead, Duluth might not hit the freezing mark on Sunday; Latest on the rain/snow event next Tuesday-Wednesday
/Issued 3:36 PM CDT, Friday, March 20, 2015/ Radar image from 4:15 PM Today. The solid black line is a rough estimate on where the rain-snow line is as of 4 PM Today. Rain southeast of that black line and mostly snow northwest of that line. The rain-snow line will…
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March 19, 2015 Weather Report – Drought update; Some rain Friday PM; snow/mixed precip far Northern Minnesota; Cooler weekend; Possible snow/rain event next Tuesday/Wednesday
/Issued 4:53 PM CDT, Thursday, March 19, 2015/ Minnesota drought map as of March 17, 2015. Source, Climate Prediction Center. Brown=Moderate droughtYellow-Abnormally dry Wisconsin drought map as of March 17, 2015. Source, Climate Prediction Center. Brown=Moderate droughtYellow=Abnormally dry Drought expanding across Minnesota and parts of WisconsinSource: Climate Prediction Center As…
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March 18, 2015 Weather Report – Small chances for light precipitation through Friday with above average temperatures
/Issued 5:01 PM CDT, Wednesday, March 18, 2015/ Great Lakes ice coverage is down to 55% as of March 17. Note: The white areas on the map below represent generally open water, darker shaded areas indicate ice cover. Source, GLERL. Over Lake Superior the bulk of the ice has shifted…