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Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness week is the week of April 7-11

The week of April 7 – 11, 2025, is designated Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week. Severe Weather Awareness Week is a public education campaign promoted by the National Weather Service, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, and local Emergency Management Agencies. Each day of the week features a different weather hazard, and two statewide tornado […]

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SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK- THURSDAY: TORNADOS AND STATE WIDE TORNADO DRILLS

The Severe Weather Awareness Week Topic for Thursday is Tornados and Tornado Drill Day with Crookston Firefighter Garrett Bengston. Tornados are nature’s most intense violent storms. Minnesota averages about 40 tornadoes per year. Bengston began by giving safety tips to those experiencing tornados. “In a house with a basement, avoid the windows, and get to

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SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK-MONDAY: WEATHER ALERTS AND WARNINGS

The Severe Weather Awareness Week Topic for Monday is Weather Alerts and Warnings with Crookston Firefighter Brian Hanson. Hanson began Monday’s theme by explaining how important it is to stay in tune with updates regarding severe weather. “We are fortunate to live in an age and country where our technology can communicate with us almost

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SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK – FRIDAY: EXTREME HEAT

The Severe Weather Awareness Week Topic for Friday is Extreme Heat with Crookston Firefighter Brian Hanson. According to Hanson, Heat-related fatalities outpace deaths in several other weather categories. “Based on national averages, exclusive heat claims 219 lives each year,” Hanson explains, “By contrast, floods end 88 lives, tornados take 57 lives, lightning take 52 lives,

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SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK- THURSDAY: TORNADOS AND STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILLS

The Severe Weather Awareness Week Topic for Thursday is Tornados and Tornado Drill Day with Crookston Firefighter Garrett Bengston. Tornados are nature’s most intense violent storms. Minnesota averages about 40 tornadoes per year, although, in 2021, the state had 64 tornados, including 22 tornados on December 15th alone. Tornados strike quickly and with little warning

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SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK- WEDNESDAY: FLOODS

The Severe Weather Awareness Week Topic for Wednesday is Floods with Crookston Firefighter Shane Heldstab. Heldstab explains that seasonal snowmelt flowing into the rivers, river flow blockage, and heavy spring and summer rainfalls can raise their levels and cause overland flooding on roadways and properties. He gave some tips on what people can do to

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