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Living close to a fire station has some perks, especially when your home is struck by lightning and burning. A St. Paul, Minnesota man wasted no time the other night when he ran to the fire department for help when he couldn’t call 911.

This may come as a bit of a shock (clearly sarcasm), but the Twin Cities has now seen one of our top ten wettest years… and we still have 2 and a half months to go.

Last winter's freezing temperatures and mounting snow created the perfect conditions for ice dams, the ridge of ice that can form along the edge of a roof that can cause serious damage. With winter around the corner, one ice dam removal expert says that prevention is key.

The rule protecting Minnesotans from having their heat disconnected in the coldest months takes effect Tuesday. 

While it certainly seems really early in the fall to already get some snowflakes in the Twin Cities, turns out, it’s not all that unusual.

On average, the Twin Cities sees its first snowflakes by mid-October. So seeing snowflakes on Friday wasn’t exactly a surprise. But, measurable snowfall - that’s not expected quite yet.

Friday will be cold and blustery with occasional dampness in the form of spotty drips or rainy mix and temperatures holding steady in the 30s throughout the day. Wind chills will be in the 20s.