Tag Archives: Minnesota

Weather Video of the Week: #28, 7/12/20

Posted on July 13, 2020 by highplainschasing

I forgot to hit “Publish” last night… The Northern Great Plains has been active over the last few weeks. It would have been worthwhile to travel up there, I suppose. Note:  I do not own this video. This tornado crossed … Continue reading →

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Satellite Image of the Week #18

Posted on May 6, 2018 by highplainschasing

This week’s Satellite Image of the Week shows the formation of some average, garden variety thunderstorms over Iowa, South Dakota, Minnesota and Nebraska. There is a little shear, as shown by the mountain-wave pattern (where there are no mountains!)  There … Continue reading →

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Satellite Image of the Week #6

Posted on February 10, 2018 by highplainschasing

This week’s Satellite Image of the Week was taken over the snowy Dakotas. A powerful winter storm passed through the Upper Midwest, dumping a lot of snow across the region.  The visible satellite imagery shows the snow-covered ground in its … Continue reading →

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Satellite Image of the Week #1

Posted on January 6, 2018 by highplainschasing

This week’s Satellite Image of the Week was chosen early- otherwise I would have picked one of the massive winter storm.  Instead, this week, I chose an infrared image over Minnesota to demonstrate an important concept about satellite imagery. It … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Weather:  10/29/17

Posted on October 29, 2017 by highplainschasing

Yesterday was cold and cloudy yesterday in Minneapolis. This morning has been cloudy, cold and still. National Weather Service (NWS) at Twin Cities/Chanhassen forecasts (for Minneapolis) a cloudy day, with a 60% chance of rain, and a high temperature of … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Weather:  10/28/17

Posted on October 28, 2017 by highplainschasing

We drove from Socorro, NM to Minneapolis, MN, over the last day or so.  We traveled through cold, windy conditions, and then flurries once we were north of I-35. This morning has been cloudy, cold and still. National Weather Service … Continue reading →

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Video of the Week: 9/24/17

Posted on September 25, 2017 by highplainschasing

This week’s video shows the inside of the Duluth National Weather Service radar dome.  This video was taken as they were making some repairs to one of the drive gears.  It was a ten day repair, with six people working … Continue reading →

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Satellite Image of the Week #19

Posted on May 14, 2017 by highplainschasing

This week’s satellite image shows a frontal boundary associated with a mid-level cyclone.  This frontal boundary is passing into Canada from Minnesota. Thank you for reading this post! Source:  College of DuPage – SATRAD

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Enhanced Risk: 6/14/16

Posted on June 14, 2016 by highplainschasing

Yesterday, there were a few tornadoes, including one sited near Trinidad, CO, a place I have stopped frequently in my travels. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued an Enhanced Risk for most of Iowa this afternoon. Associated with the … Continue reading →

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