Tag: power outages
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Turning colder and breezy tonight, with some rain, snow, and mixed precipitation. There are also a few chances for snow next week.
From late Wednesday night to early Friday morning, persistent freezing drizzle and dense fog caused major issues in parts of Duluth. Since Thursday, numerous power outages have been reported, and the weight of ice and frost on trees has caused some damage around the city. As temperatures rose this afternoon,…
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Arctic Air Mass Returns: Cold Weekend Forecast for the Northland
After a mild Friday, a much colder air mass will surge back into the Northland this weekend as a fresh batch of late‑season Arctic air drops south. Temperatures will tumble quickly tonight, with lows ranging from around 15 below zero to 5 above zero. Saturday will be sharply colder, with…
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Winter Storm Update, 6 PM Wednesday, 2/18/2026
Winter returns strongly, and so does Lake Superior. It’s been months since a northeasterly wind event like this one, so welcome back, Lake Superior; it’s been a while. Back-to-back days with peak wind gusts of over 60 mph in Duluth, with a peak gust of 64 mph on Tuesday followed…
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No travel advisory in effect due to whiteout conditions in parts of northeast Minnesota; Winter Storm Update 7 AM Wednesday, 2/18/2026
As of 6 AM Wednesday, Minnesota Power reported 104 outages affecting about 1,500 customers. There were a few instances of thundersnow in northeast Minnesota late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, including in Duluth, Grand Rapids, and Silver Bay. Since midnight, peak wind gusts have hit 66 mph at Duluth…
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Winter Storm Update – 6:00 PM, Tuesday, February 17, 2026
A major winter storm is set to roll through the Northland from tonight into Thursday morning, with the worst conditions expected along the North Shore of Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota. I had to use the lime green color on my updated snowfall forecast, and I’m not sure I’ve ever…
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A winter storm is set to roll in Tuesday evening.
The winter storm moving in Tuesday evening will bring plenty of moisture, with a plume stretching northeast from the Baja region and additional moisture streaming up from the Gulf. PWATs of 0.5 to 0.75 inches are expected across much of the Northland Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, which is unusually…
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5 p.m. Weather Update – December 28, 2025
Today’s storm has unfolded pretty much as expected, with a noticeable sharp cutoff to the northern edge of the snow this afternoon. So far today, Cloverdale, Minnesota, just east of Hinckley, has seen 4 inches of snow, while Brainerd, Minnesota, has received 3 inches, and 3 inches of snow has…