Weather
Over 18 hours from April 3-4, 1974, around 150 tornadoes tore their way through 13 states.
Clearing roads of snow and ice is more difficult due to winds blowing snow onto roads and ice melting products off of them.
With sap-run-like weather starting in January 2024, maple syrup producers in Minnesota are putting in overtime as they try to keep up with an extended season.
Infrared satellite sensors have estimated hotter and colder temperatures.
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Warning includes dozens of counties in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota. But for portions of the northern Red River Valley, including Grand Forks, the warning was downgraded to an advisory.
The rule is that snow cannot be measured more often than four times in 24 hours and measurements must be at least four hours apart.
High temperatures have historically ranged from 80 degrees to -1.
The following story about predicting snowfall originally published in November 2023. It will republish occasionally as storms approach the region.
The National Weather Service said “6-plus inches of heavy wet snow is expected across a large portion of the region, with totals exceeding 12 inches likely.”
The main message is that sunrise and sunset times are calculated assuming a flat horizon.
Flights at Hector International Airport could be impacted by forecasted weather.
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