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  • Updraft: Blizzard warnings west of the Twin Cities
    Our next weathermaker is lashing Minnesota with another blast of wintry weather on this Monday. Trends continue to support the notion of a heavy snowburst Monday morning, followed by increasing winds Monday afternoon and evening. And did we mention eight of the last 10 Monday commutes have featured snow?March 18, 2013
  • Updraft: Yet another wintry blast
    More winter weather is arriving in Minnesota on Monday. A deepening low pressure system is coming together overnight. The system will bring snow, followed by high winds and blowing snow in open areas, along with blizzard warnings in western Minnesota.March 17, 2013
  • Could global warming change tornado season, too?
    With the planet heating up, many scientists seem fairly certain some weather elements like hurricanes and droughts will worsen. But tornadoes have them stumped.March 15, 2013
  • Snow storm blankets SE Minnesota
    A potent little storm dumped a band of up to 6 inches of snow from Albert Lea through Rochester, Winona, Red Wing, Menomonie, Eau Claire and Black River Falls.March 11, 2013
  • Hwy. 169 near Mankato reopens after flooding
    The southbound lanes of Highway 169 from St. Peter to Mankato are reopen a day after they were closed because of flooding and mudslides.March 10, 2013
  • Flooding closes Hwy. 169 from St. Peter to Mankato
    The southbound lanes of Highway 169 from St. Peter to Mankato have been closed because of flooding and mudslides.March 9, 2013
  • Updraft: Ice, rain & snow ahead
    Welcome to a Minnesota March weekend. One day teases spring with sunny skies and temps pushing 40 Fahrenheit. The next? Everything is coated with ice, rain and melting snow creates 10,000 new lakes in the streets, and slushy snow is piling up.March 8, 2013
  • $580M spent on largest US 2012 wildfires
    Federal statistics show that efforts to douse the largest of the nation's wildfires last year cost more than $580 million, and some fires burned for more than three months.March 8, 2013
  • Spring could arrive five weeks earlier by 2100
    This week on the Climate Cast, we discussed a new study that indicates spring might arrive five weeks earlier by the year 2100. What would that mean for Minnesota?The Daily Circuit, March 6, 2013
  • Digging out: 'Snowquester Storm' dumps 9 inches
    As we dig out from the second biggest snowstorm this winter, many of us have mixed feelings about our recent snow blitz and hesitant spring.March 5, 2013
  • Climatologist: Snow won't help farmers much
    Parts of Minnesota have as much as five inches of moisture in the current snowpack, but that doesn't mean the drought is over.March 5, 2013
  • Photos: Snowstorm ushers in March in Minn.
    Tens of thousands of Minnesota students got a day off Tuesday as the second day of a slow-moving snowstorm made travel difficult across much of the region.March 5, 2013
  • Minn. winter storm cancels school, prompts snow emergencies
    Tens of thousands of Minnesota students got a day off Tuesday as the second day of a slow-moving snowstorm made travel difficult across much of the region.March 5, 2013
  • Snowstorm threatening big Midwestern cities
    A late-season snowstorm that blanketed parts of the Dakotas on Monday was threatening to do the same to cities from Minneapolis to Chicago, which were bracing for as much as 10 inches of powder.March 5, 2013
  • Updraft: Winter storm live updates
    This is not your normal Alberta Clipper. These storms usually scoot quickly across Minnesota and drop a few inches of snow at most. This storm is a two-part, long-duration storm. One weather impulse is headed our way from Montana while second impulse is coming from California. Ahead of all this, snow has been advancing across Minnesota overnight. Currently snow is spreading northeast across the Twin Cities just in time for the morning commute.March 4, 2013

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