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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
On Monday, a red flag warning was issued for much of Minnesota and North Dakota due to warm temperatures and high winds mixed with dry conditions that also contributed to a large grass fire in Polk County. Late last week the National Weather Service updated drought conditions across the Red River Valley including classifying Polk
With extreme fire risk conditions expected across much of Minnesota, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Monday, March 29. The warning includes Polk, Kittson, Lake of The Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Red Lake, and Roseau counties in the KROX listening area. Also included are the following counties: Becker, Beltrami,
Polk County Emergency Management, in conjunction with the National Weather Service, will conduct virtual Skywarn training sessions. These training sessions are beneficial for those who simply wish to become better informed, as well as those who want to be designated storm spotters. The virtual sessions will be conducted by a Warning Coordination Meteorologist from the
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks released its first spring flood outlook for 2021 on Thursday. As you can imagine, given the mild winter, the spring snowmelt flood risk is quite low. Warning Coordination Meteorologist Greg Gust said a dry fall and below normal snowpacks are prevalent throughout Crookston and the entire Red River
