Sorting out the details
When weather begins to break things become a blur in the weather lab. Dozens of severe weather reports were tallied by the National Weather Service on Friday. Numerous reports of tornadoes were relayed from spotters and law enforcement in northwest Minnesota and just south of Willmar.
Minnesota storm reports from Friday
Survey teams are dispatched to confirm the damage and tracks of tornadoes for science research and historical documentation. It has been learned that after further review, the validated number of tornadoes is reduced considerably from those initially reported. This is in large part due to multiple reports, from different viewing locations, of the same tornado.
Researchers at the Storm Prediction Center have determined that the preliminary numbers of tornadoes gets reduced by about thirty percent once the historical storm data is compiled.
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Preliminary National storm reports for 2008
After a string of very windy days the atmosphere has settled down a little. But the turn around to warmer temperatures and higher humidity commences shortly. Expect dew points to be back close to 70 degrees once again Tuesday afternoon. Generous rains may total up to a couple of inches in spots from Tuesday night through Friday.
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