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The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Northern Minnesota until 1:00 a.m. Saturday, July 24. The counties include Polk, Red Lake, Pennington, Norman, Mahnomen, Lake of the Woods, Clearwater, Beltrami, Becker, Cass, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, and St. Louis counties. A watch means conditions are right […]
The National Weather Service weather station at the Crookston Airport (the official weather station for Crookston) reported 100 degrees on Friday afternoon. The 100-degree temperature shattered the previous record high of 92 degrees on June 4, 1968. Eldred reported 103 degrees at The 100-degree temperature was the first reported in Crookston since August 3, 1989,
Thursday is the Minnesota Statewide Tornado Drill. Tornadoes are nature’s most intensely violent storm, and Minnesota averages 40 tornadoes per year, although, in 2010, Minnesota led the nation with 113 tornadoes. Crookston Fire Fighter Bob Magsam explains the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. “Let’s start with a couple of terms that
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
With extreme fire risk conditions expected across northwest Minnesota, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Thursday, April 1, in the following counties: Becker, Clay, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau and Wilkin. A Red Flag Warning means the area is experiencing critical weather conditions
