Weather
Three elements shape our climate: location, the Rockies, and the slope of the land.
A storage unit construction site in South Fargo collapsed due to the powerful wind gusts on November 6
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, for multiple counties in central and southern Minnesota.
Snow is much more reliable in northeastern Minnesota.
Your car battery and oil will get cold faster in the wind but will not actually get any colder than the ambient temperature.
WDAY Chief Meteorologist John Wheeler said that had such conditions existed in June and July "it would have been tragic" for crops in the region. But coming at this point in the fall, negative impacts have been greatly reduced, said Wheeler, who added that one thing gardeners may want to do is provide young trees with a hardy watering before things freeze up.
The storm hit this region suddenly on Nov. 11, 1940, killing 154 people in the Upper Midwest.
StormTRACKER Meteorologist looks at the evolving wintry weather pattern
When the weather is mild and dry during fall and winter, the clouds form higher up.
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John Wheeler
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