weather

We're halfway home. Friday marked the midpoint of meteorological summer - which runs from June 1 to Sept. 1. The National Weather Service has placed the northwoods under an Excessive...

A strong thunderstorm arrived in the Bemidji area around 9:25 Monday night, threatening the city's planned Fourth of July fireworks display. The heaviest rain and small hail at first appeared...

Ahhh, the Fourth of July weekend. The "experts" are forecasting temperatures around average for this time of year - highs in the upper 70s, lows in the upper 50s, providing...

You are forgiven if you are confused as to whether it is early summer or early spring. Rain gauges in the Bemidji area accumulated an average of 1.5 inches of...

Doppler radar is an amazing thing. It can detect intense moisture up to 150 miles from the radar site. However, the range is closer to 90 miles to detect less...

If you've been to downtown Duluth in June, you understand what is meant by the phrase "cooler by the lake." With water temperatures in the mid 40s and an easterly...

Tuscaloosa, Joplin, Minneapolis, and now Springfield, Mass., adds its name to the list. Through May 30 there have been 1,396 tornadoes reported in the United States, according to the Storm...

On Tuesday may 31 a National Weather Service damage survey team visited the Park Rapids area to survey the damage from the May 30 severe thunderstorm outbreak. Based on evidence...

Welcome to Memorial Day weekend - the traditional beginning of summer in the northwoods. I'm spending the weekend with my headphones on and my iPod set to shuffle and reflecting...

Thank the Omega Block if you enjoyed the past week's dry and sunny weather. Surprisingly, the Omega Block is not a Greek brand of sunscreen, but rather an area of...

You've no doubt heard the stories regarding tornadoes - they don't strike big cities; they can't cross rivers and lakes; they're attracted to trailer parks. The fact is tornadoes can...

The Aztecs worshiped Tlaloc, the God of Rain. He was feared for his ability to bring not only rain but lightning, thunder and hail. Pilgrims would climb to the top...

The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol urge motorists to check travel plans as flooding continues to affect area highways along the Red River in northwest Minnesota...

The Sami People of northern Europe have hundreds of words for snow. As I watched my ruler disappear into the snow in my backyard last Saturday, I uttered many words...