The National Weather Service says non-severe thunderstorms are expected over the region tonight (Friday) into Saturday morning. Heavy rainfall and gusty winds will be possible.
The National Weather Service has confirmed the first tornado of the season in Minnesota. An EF-1 tornado with speeds of near 90 mph touched down Tuesday evening in the St. Michael area, northwest of Minneapolis.
Fixing your home following a storm can be a big headache. The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota has some smart suggestions for making the process as efficient and affordable as possible.
Thunderstorms rumbled through parts of our listening area on Tuesday evening. The first storms started to pop up around 6:30 p.m. There were reports of golf ball size hail in parts of Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Morrison, Todd and other counties. There were also reports of winds up to 60 miles an hour.
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for several counties in Central Minnesota, including: Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Chisago, Mille Lacs, Ianti, and Kanabec.
We officially had 2 inches of snow yesterday (Tuesday) at the St. Cloud Regional Airport. That gives us a total of 66.1 inches of snow for the season. And this is now our 8th snowiest winter season in history.
Snow in April? Oh, sure! Take a look at this aerial video of the downtown and eastside of St. Cloud. And thanks to pilot Steven Sohlstrom of FlightFlash.com for some beautiful images.
Some official totals from the National Weather Service: Sauk Rapids had 2.4 inches of snow, Kimball reports 2 inches.
If you have pictures of our Easter Week snow, please send them to us and we’ll post them on our website too.
The National Weather Service says there is the potential for another bout of wintry weather Tuesday into Wednesday in south central and east central Minnesota.