MPR News StaffSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A rare winter golf season in South Dakota is continuing for residents of Sioux Falls. KSFY television reports that the city’s Elmwood Golf Course will remain open through Tuesday. Course officials say temperatures reaching into the 40s to 50s through Tuesday led to the move. A warm dry winter with Read more →
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Tag: Weather
By DAVE KOLPACK, Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — When a powerful blizzard ripped through North Dakota last winter, hundreds of drivers were stranded as white-out conditions shuttered interstates spanning the state. Snow whipped up by wind marred the lines between pavement and grassy drop-offs, leaving some scared motorists unsure what to do. Two local Read more →
Dan Gunderson
Early flood predictions are encouraging for residents along the Red River — a welcome departure from the predictions over past several years.
The Winter Survival Kit app is designed to determine your exact location, notify law enforcement, calculate how long your car will run on the gas in your tank, and alert you when it’s time to clear the tailpipe to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.
Mark Steil
Rainfall since mid-July in Waseca and Winnebago is a little over three inches less than average.
FEMA officials will assess damage from a July 1 thunderstorm that tore down power lines and wind turbines, flattened crops, destroyed farm structures and damaged about two-thirds of the houses in the town of Tyler in Lincoln County.
Elizabeth Baier
Officials with the National Weather Service in La Crosse are looking for volunteers in Minnesota,Wisconsin and Iowa to help spot some of that severe weather when it hits this year.
David Cazares
After a year, MPR News editor David Cazares is starting to forget Florida. But he misses its lovely mess and is not sure he’ll ever embrace winter as “real Minnesotans” do.
Minnesota Department of Transportation officials say through mid-January the heavy snow has pushed road clearing costs to a record pace.