November warmth on the way

After a seasonably cool couple of days here in Minnesota, another big warm up is on the way courtesy of what I call, the blow torch effect.

Upcoming warm up across North America
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Another way to look at our upcoming warm up across North America. As it stands now, looks like a solid week or more of above average temps across much of the central and northern parts of the continent. Maybe a shift coming by next weekend, but that's a LONG way off.

30th anniversary of 1991 Halloween Blizzard: Firsthand stories

On Halloween Day 1991 and the days that followed, the Twin Cities metro area received more than two feet of snow, a record that still stands 30 years later, as the storm has become obsessed over, joked about, and part of the fabric of Minnesota history.

EF2 tornado confirmed in Boundary Waters on Oct. 10

The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF2 tornado touched down in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on Oct. 10. 

Storm system brings heavy rain, winds and flood threat to Mid-Atlantic

A large storm system is moving over the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region on Friday, bringing with it heavy rain, gusty winds and the threat of coastal flooding.

Widespread beneficial rain arrives for Wednesday, Thursday

A fall storm will bring rain to the area Wednesday and Thursday. But now that trees are losing their leaves and many plants are going dormant for the winter, do we really need it?

Heading south: Massive California storm dumps rain, causes floods, topples trees

A massive storm barreled toward Southern California on Monday after flooding highways, toppling trees, cutting power to about 380,000 utility customers and causing rock slides and mud flows in areas burned bare by wildfires across the northern half of the state.

Check your furnace yearly, HVAC expert says after Cambridge house explosion

While the cause of the Cambridge, Minnesota house explosion is still undetermined, HVAC companies are reminding homeowners to make sure their furnaces are functioning properly as winter approaches.