Category: thunderstorms
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Cold Front to Spark Strong Storms in the Northland Friday PM
The next opportunity for showers and thunderstorms in the Northland is expected Friday mid to late afternoon into Friday night, as a cold front moves east from western Minnesota accompanied by a low-pressure system forecast to track northeast from South Dakota. Rainfall from late Friday afternoon through Friday night could…
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🌧️🌩️Northland Thunderstorms Tonight: Heavy Rain, Hail and Gusty Winds
Showers and thunderstorms continue to track east across parts of the Northland late this afternoon. The main threats with these storms are from heavy downpours, lightning, gusty winds and hail. A few of the storms especially this evening may reach severe limits with winds to 65 mph and hail up…
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🌫️⚡Fog Settles In Tonight; Northern MN Storms Roll Through Overnight
Tonight, a warm front will advance east-northeast from southern Minnesota, while a cold front from the western Dakotas moves eastward. By Monday afternoon, the entire system is expected to have moved northeast of the Northland. Scattered showers have tracked east across parts of the Northland today, remaining brief and producing…
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🌦️ Another Uneven Rain Event: Some Areas Soak, Others Miss Out
There’s another opportunity for rain in the Northland from late tonight through Tuesday evening, though, as we’ve seen this summer, some areas will receive more rain than others. Rainfall totals are anticipated to vary through Tuesday evening, ranging from approximately 0.05 inches to as much as one inch in locations…
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⛈️ Chaotic Rainfall Pattern as Cold Front Slides Through the Northland
A cold front will move slowly southeast from eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota between Thursday and Friday, while low pressure over the western High Plains shifts east-southeast, staying well south of the Northland. Rainfall patterns with this system seem pretty chaotic, with showers and thunderstorms likely along the cold…
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Storm Risk Friday, Then High‑Altitude Smoke Brings Haze Into the Weekend
A few strong to severe thunderstorms could develop from late Friday afternoon into the evening, mainly across parts of the eastern Dakotas into west-central and northern Minnesota. This is where conditions may come together to support the risk for some severe storms. Late Friday afternoon and evening, the main severe…
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Another 80° Day in Duluth—Next Up: Gusty Morning Storms Monday
Today, July 19th, was the 16th day this month in Duluth, Minnesota, with a high of 80 degrees or warmer. On average, July sees about 11 such days, with the record being 25 days set in 2012. Today in the Northland, temperatures mostly hovered in the mid to upper 80s,…