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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Satellite Image of the Week #19

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

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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