Author: Derek McKay

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Storm of Historic Proportion hits Upper Midwest. Widespread 45-55PM winds cause damage and power outages across Western Wisconsin. Final Post.

Image from NWS Duluth A Historically strong weather system hit the Upper Midwest Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving widespread damage from high winds across many states. Severe Storms pounded Illinois, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana and Lower Michigan. While on the Northwest side Blizzard conditions were reported in North Dakota, and places in Minnesota near Duluth pick …

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Sigificant System Bringing the potienal for Very High Winds and heavy rain. Then turning cold by Wednesday with snow flurries possible Updated X1

Regional View A significant weather system is rolling towards the Upper Midwest for early this week. Very high winds are possible in South Dakota, Southern Minnesota, Most of Wisconsin, Northern Iowa and Illinois, Heavy rain is also possible in MN,WI and Northern IA as well as upper MI, Behind this system it will be cold, …

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Chilly Thursday, then warming up with higher rainfall chances by Saturday. Thanksgiving Cactus getting buds! Pictures included.

Regional weather view, with location of Low and fronts for Saturday. The end of the week will end on a dry and quite chilly note for the Upper Midwest. Hard frosts are possible through all of Northern and Central Minnesota,Northern Wisconsin and Michigan. A system will being to approach Friday, but skies will be sunny …

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Trees lost their leaves much earlier then last year. Compare photos

Compared photo of the Nearly leafless Front yard Oct 16th 2010 Most trees across the local area are already completely bare, many people have noticed how fast they turned and dropped. The fall color process went very fast. We went from Low color to peak in less then 2 weeks time! This was one of …

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Turning a bit chilly upcoming days then slight rain chances Monday

Regional View We’ve got a cooler northwest flow pattern for us the next few days. It will be a bit chilly across the entire region, Monday a weak system will bring some slight rain chances to mainly Minnesota and Wisconsin, It will clear out by Tuesday and temperatures will turn more fair for this time …

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Mild air turning more seasonible by Wednesday

Regional View The rest of this week will start off very mild and it will end out more seasonal as a cold front moves through, there is only a slight chance of scattered showers Tuesday afternoon with the cold front then it’s back to sunshine with more October-like temperatures. Local View Locally Tuesday will start …

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Weekend very warm temp report, record highs broken.

Warmth October 8Th A very mild air mass surged in behind a huge high pressure system that has been keeping us dry for the past week. High temperatures soared up to 20 degrees the normal highs of the Lower 60s. 80s were common across much of the local area, breaking record high temperatures in some …

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Very mild and very pleasent weekend ahead, some spots could see 80s!

Regional View. A very pleasant weekend if fore casted for the Upper Midwest this weekend, with very mild high temperatures in the 70s and 80s, it will be sunny with dry weather continuing. Sunday a few showers will roll into the picture. Local View Locally we can expect a very nice weekend ahead, with plenty …