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Aid Available To MN Farms Hit By Tornadoes, Floods
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State aid is available to farmers in 29 Minnesota counties hit by summer tornadoes or fall flooding. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says the recent special legislative...
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Minnesota Led The Nation For 2010 Tornadoes
By Bruce Hagevik, NewsRadio 830 WCCO ALBERT LEA, Minn. (WCCO) – Minnesota had more reported tornadoes in 2010 than any state in the nation with 145. The preliminary numbers were issued by the National...
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Minn. Officials Warn Of Severe Weather In April
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota will hold a statewide tornado drill on Thursday to remind the public about Severe Weather Awareness Week. Schools and businesses are encouraged to participate in the...
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Meteorologists Surveying Possible Wis. Tornadoes
MERRILL, Wis. (AP) — At least three people have been injured in storms that ripped through Wisconsin. Merrill Fire Department Capt. Mike Drury says three people were taken to area hospitals there in...
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Violent Storms Rip Across The South
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MN Expert: Why The Southern Tornadoes Were So Deadly
By Steve Murphy, NewsRadio 830 WCCO MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Why was the death toll in the southern tornadoes so high? Todd Krause, a tornado warning specialist with the National Weather Service in the...
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Good Question: ‘Reply All’ To Your Good Questions
By Jason DeRusha, WCCO-TV We know we get tornadoes in the U.S., but what about the rest of the world? How does the Prince get paid? And why were the royal bridesmaids so young? We’re hitting “Reply...
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Minn. Meteorologist Weighs In On Midwest Storms
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Clean up is underway in parts of the Midwest after violent and deadly storms killed nearly 40 people in five states, including a toddler that was thrown into a field. The National...
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Minn. Red Cross Workers On Tornado Relief Standby
ST. PAUL (WCCO) – Red Cross workers from Minnesota may be called up to help tornado victims in the south. Twin Cities Red Cross official Lynette Nyman has responded to other tornadoes — from St Peter,...
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Minnesotans Reminded To Plan For Severe Weather
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Public safety officials say Monday’s confirmed tornado is a reminder for Minnesotans to get ready for severe weather. The state Homeland Security and Emergency Management...
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Good Question: How Does A Tornado Pick Up A Trailer?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It seems like the video of those flying trailers has been played on repeat since Tuesday’s tornado hit in Dallas, Texas. Perhaps it’s because it’s a phenomenon difficult to...
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Forecasters: Dangerous Storms Threaten Midwest
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tornadoes were spotted across the Midwest and Plains Saturday as an outbreak of unusually strong weather seized the region, and forecasters sternly warned that “life-threatening”...
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Warnings Credited In Midwest Tornado Outbreak
WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) — When a tornado shrouded in darkness and wrapped in rain dropped quickly from the sky above this northwest Oklahoma town, many residents relied on television weathermen to warn...
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Tornado Sirens Undergo Testing Today
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – If you hear tornado sirens going off today, don’t be alarmed. Just be aware, as they’re a reminder to everyone that the season for twisters is arriving. Already this spring, we’ve...
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Good Question: What Are Worse, Tornadoes Or Hurricanes?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesotans know a bit about tornadoes. We average 27 a year, but in 2011 we had 113. As Hurricane Isaac bears down on New Orleans, we wondered. Which is worse: a hurricane or a...
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Rare Nov. Tornado Touches Down In Burnsville
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) – The tornado that touched down Saturday night in Burnsville was on the low end of the EF scale, but the damage was quite considerable. Tornadoes in November are extremely...
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Weather Blog: Minnesota Tornado Season
With no recorded tornadoes in Minnesota history in the months of December, January and February, according to the Minnesota Climatology Working Group, you might say that Friday (Nov. 30) marks an...
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Map Shows Weather Disasters Across Minnesota
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — An advocacy group is out with a new report that illustrates Minnesota’s vulnerability to weather disasters. The report released by Environment Minnesota includes a clickable online...
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Spring Storm Causes Problems Across The Country
SHUQUALAK, Miss. (AP) — A powerful spring storm unleashed tornadoes, hail and high winds as it swept through the Midwest into the Deep South, leaving three people dead and thousands without power...
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Electronic Billboards To Alert Motorists To Tornado Warnings
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – This is Severe Weather Awareness Week, and this year there is a new way for the National Weather Service to broadcast tornado warnings in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. They will be...
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