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It was the place to go for students to grab a bite between classes, but the deadly 1957 tornado tried to put an end to that.
FARGO — It's a hot, humid summer evening until a thunderstorm strikes. As the rain becomes very heavy, there is a sudden rush of cold air as the ground is covered with balls of ice. Hail is a fascinating but destructive product of summer thunderstorms. It happens many times each summer across the region, but only in isolated, very narrow swaths, making it a relatively rare experience.
But 30 below nights happen less frequently than in the past.
Around 60 Americans die every year from tornadoes, about 80 per year die from flooding, but about 130 people per year die from heat waves.
StormTRACKER Meteorologist Jared Piepenburg discusses the warm weather pattern.
Canadian wildfires are sending smoke down across Minnesota and North Dakota; both states are advising residents to limit time outdoors.
Meteorologists, after all, study weather, not meteors.
This energy has come 93 million miles through space, air and clouds to warm your skin.
These two different sounds are really just different parts of the same thing.
Most summertime clouds have flat bottoms and billowy tops.
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Robert Poynter
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Charles Pekar
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