To help minimize the risks of winter, Stearns County has teamed up with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and the National Weather Service for Winter Hazard Awareness Week.
Today kicks off Winter Hazard Awareness Week and state officials want you to be prepared for the upcoming winter. Todd Krause is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. He says pay attention to the forecast and be prepared.
Today (Tuesday)is day two of the sixth annual Northern Plains Winter Storm Conference in St. Cloud. Meteorologists, members of the National Weather Service, and St. Cloud State University students met at the Holiday Inn to discuss winter weather, and ways to improve the forecasting of severe storms.