Tag: 2017
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Cool temps continue; Spotty showers through Thursday. Hurricane Irma update
/Issued 5:49 PM CDT, Tuesday, September 5, 2017/ Source: https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov 12z HRRRX model run from September 5, valid for late Wednesday morning (11 AM) Source: https://www.tropicaltidbits.com Source: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov 5 PM AST advisory for Hurricane Irma Location: About 130 miles east of Antigua; About 135 miles east-southeast of Barbuda.Maximum sustained wind:…
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~23 inches of precip so far this year at Duluth, MN (Well above normal to date!) January-July 2017 was the 6th warmest on record at Duluth, MN. Showers this evening; 30s possible north of Duluth early Fri AM. Milder/drier weather Fri-Sun
/Issued 5:40 PM CDT, Thursday, August 10, 2017/ Source: https://www.weatherbell.com/ Total precipitation map from 6 AM January 1 through 7 AM August 10, 2017. Source: http://weather.cod.edu Radar loop through 5:35 PM CDT, August 10, 2017 — Scattered showers continue to move south/east through parts of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.…
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Wind damage and hail as large as Golf Balls reported as severe storms moved through parts of the Northland on Monday. Brainerd Lakes power outage update in this post
/Issued 12:46 PM CDT, Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Source: http://www.weather.gov/mpx/stormreports Source: https://www.weatherbell.com/ Monday evening’s storms put on quite the lightning show with widespread frequent cloud to ground strikes across western, central, eastern and northeast Minnesota. Radar image from ~6PM Monday, July 17, 2017. Yellow polygons=Severe Thunderstorm WarningRed polygons=Tornado Warning I…
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Second coldest high temp on record today, July 13 at Duluth, Minnesota. Chilly tonight; Back to normal Friday (70s) Little muggier Saturday with highs ~80; Lake breeze (Cooler Sunday) Forest Lake, MN tornado info in this post
/Issued 5:53 PM CDT, Thursday, July 13, 2017/ Source: http://weather.cod.edu RAP 18z model valid for 5 AM Friday. High pressure settling into the Northland tonight lead to light winds and some clearing during the night which will set the stage for very cool temperatures for areas away from Lake Superior…
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Two tornadoes in southern Minnesota Sunday evening (EF-1 and EF-0 rating) Numerous reports of large hail up to grapefruit size! Severe weather returns Tue night especially for western, central and southern MN. Strong lake wind with cool temps in the Twin Ports Tue night-Wed
/Issued 5:11 PM CDT, Monday, July 10, 2017/ Source: http://kamala.cod.edu/SPC/ Thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northland Tuesday or Tuesday night, a few of these storms could become strong to severe especially over western-southern sections of the Northland. Damaging wind gusts and large hail are the main threats if…
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Cooler temperatures through Sunday with spotty showers at times
/Issued 6:08 PM CDT, Thursday, June 22, 2017/ Source: https://www.weatherbell.com/ This month is still running above average in the temperature department over all of the northern Plains, upper Midwest and western Great Lakes. Cooler temperatures the next few days will likely drop the average monthly temp a little bit, but…
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A few showers possible early this evening in Duluth, stronger storms south. Nice Monday on the way, highs ~80. Storm reports from today in this post
/Issued 3:07 PM CDT, Sunday, June 11, 2017/ The bow echo that stayed south of Duluth today was well advertised as signals for it were showing up as early as a few days ago (Friday) The 3km NAM and HRRR models did a very good job on the track and…