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The Tuesday topic for Severe Weather Awareness Week is Severe Weather, Lightning, and Hail. Warm, humid conditions are favorable to storm development, and storms typically are small, producing heavy rain and wind over a relatively small area for a brief period of time. The average thunderstorm 15 miles in diameter and lasts approximately 30 minutes. […]
The Monday topic for Severe Weather Awareness Week is Weather Alerts and Warnings. In the past 10 years, more than 55 people have died, and dozens more were injured due to weather-related events in Minnesota, not including motor vehicles. The National Weather Service issues severe weather alerts. There are three types of alerts –
The week of April 12-16, 2021 is designated Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week. Severe Weather Awareness Week is a public education campaign promoted by the National Weather Service, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, and local Emergency Management Agencies. Each day of the week features a different weather hazard, and two statewide tornado drills will be
The Crookston Fire Department was called to a shop fire at 1:49 a.m. Friday morning in Section 6 of Andover Township (or about 6 miles west of Crookston). The fire was extinguished, and CFD cleared the scene. Crookston Fire Chief Tim Froeber said one building was destroyed, and a second had extensive damage. “At 1:49
The Crookston Fire Department responded to a chimney fire shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday at 234 Houston Avenue. The home is owned by Jon and Jo Bittner. Crookston Firefighter Bob Magsam said the fire department was able to put the fire out from above. “The report from dispatch was there was active fire coming
The Crookston Fire Department was one of more than a dozen agencies that battled the large grass fire in Polk County on Monday. Crookston Fire Chief Tim Froeber estimated more than 100 fire trucks, grass fire rigs, and other firefighting apparatus were used to battle the fire. Froeber said he’d never seen anything like the
