Storms batter Lake Superior's north shore High-speed winds along Highway 61 along the north shore of Lake Superior stirred up impressive waves this weekend. Wind gusts hit 50 mph in Duluth, which knocked trees onto a power line and left 1,200 customers without power, the Duluth News-Tribune reported.October 3, 2009
Cool summer means fewer pumpkins One central Minnesota grower says his pumpkin harvest will be down about 30 percent compared with last year's bumper crop.September 24, 2009
Fire danger high for the weekend Fire officials in Minnesota are warning that
fire danger has increased across the state because of warmer than normal temperatures and a lack of rain.September 18, 2009
Funnel clouds give Fargo-Moorhead brief scare Schools in the Fargo-Moorhead area were briefly sent into lockdown mode after multiple funnel clouds were reported in the sky over the area Friday afternoon.September 11, 2009
Minneapolis tallies response to tornadoes One week after tornadoes ripped through the south metro area, officials with the city of Minneapolis have tallied up their response to the storm.August 28, 2009
Mark Seeley talks weather at the State Fair University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley joins Gary Eichten on stage at the Minnesota State Fair to talk about the weather and give listeners a chance to take the 13th annual weather quiz.Midday, August 26, 2009
It's official: Storm that hit Minneapolis was a tornado Crews surveyed holes in schools,
churches and homes and cleared away toppled trees, downed power
lines and shattered glass Thursday, the day after tornadoes and
severe storms marched through the Midwest.August 20, 2009
Severe weather surprises forecasters Wednesday's severe weather in the Twin Cities came as surprise to forecasters. Mike Griesinger with the National Weather Service says until the tornadoes were spotted, there was very little evidence that severe weather was possible.August 20, 2009
Storm cleanup continues throughout metro Metro area residents are cleaning up after the severe storms that ripped through the area yesterday afternoon.August 20, 2009
Witnesses say sirens didn't sound prior to storm Tornado sirens in Minneapolis did not go off until after a reported tornado hit today, leaving some residents angry and confused.August 19, 2009
Video: Tornado in Minneapolis Tom Clark, a meteorologist for television station WNEP in Moosic, Penn., captured video of a tornado moving across south Minneapolis with his iPhone on August 19, 2009.
Clark was visiting his daughter in Minneapolis.
The storm toppled trees, damaged buildings and flooded Twin Cities highways Wednesday, though no injuries were reported.August 19, 2009
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