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The Tuesday topic for Severe Weather Awareness Week is Severe Weather, Thunderstorms, Lightning, and Hail with Crookston Firefighter Jim Perreault. Perreault gave an overview of facts and the safety precautions everyone should practice in these severe weather conditions. Thunderstorms are usually formed in warm, humid conditions that create heavy rainfall, hail, and high winds for […]
The Severe Weather Awareness Week Topic for Monday is Weather Alerts and Warnings with Crookston Firefighter Christopher Klawitter. According to Klawitter, the National Weather Service (NWS) has three types of alerts to issue severe weather to the public. Those being a Weather Watch, Warning, and Advisory, which can be in effect for severe thunderstorms, blizzards,
The National Weather Service (NWS) Center of Grand Forks recently released a Weather Support Packet on a Spring Flood Update in the Red River Basin, giving key messages and advice on what to do in case of floods as well as weather updates for the spring. NWS Grand Forks Service Hydrologist Amanda Lee gave updates
The week of April 4-8, 2022, 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
Today’s Severe Weather Awareness Week topic is Extreme Heat. Heat-related deaths account for more deaths in an average year in the United States than floods, tornadoes, lightning, and hurricanes combined, according to Crookston Firefighter Brian Hanson. “Heat-related fatalities outpace deaths in several other weather categories,” said Hanson. “Based on the national average, excessive heat claimed
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 –
