Weather

School Closings

School Closings & Delays 12-6-17

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Natalie Froistad,

School closings and delays for Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Closings: Bessemer School District Gogebic County Head Start Hurley Head Start All Saints Catholic Academy Categories: School Closings Tags: Closings, Delays, school, school closing, school delay
News, News - Latest News, Weather Blog, Weather in the News, Wisconsin

Gales Of December Rock The South Shore

High Winds Created Massive Waves And Churned Up Lake Superior
Brittney Merlot,

PORT WING, Wis. — High winds battered the Northland today but the Lake Superior Shorelines felt the worst of it. “It’s very windy! Very blustery!” explained the owner of South Shore Bar, Holly Wyant. The winds howled at 20-30mph sustained today, with gusts up to 40mph at times. The lake was under a Storm Warning until 10am and a Gale…
School Closings

School Closings & Delays 12-5-17

Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Natalie Froistad,

School closings and delays for Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Closings: Bessemer, MI Schools Hurley, WI Schools Ironwood, MI Schools Wakefield-Marenisko, MI Schools Watersmeet, MI Schools 2-Hour Delay: Birchwood School District Northwood School, Minong, WI Categories: School Closings Tags: Closings, Delays, education, school closing, school delays, School District
Business, Community, Environment, Minnesota, News, News - Latest News, Video, Weather in the News

Shovels and Salt Flew Off The Shelves

Bracing For The Storm
Joey Norton,

LAKESIDE, Minn -Hardware stores are welcoming a winter storm of any kind to get that register making’ noise. The crew over at Hanks Hardware in the Lakeside neighborhood tell us they’ve seen an increase in salt sales. “Today they’ve been buying salt and grit. There’s a few snow shovels going out but it seems like the people that are prepared…
News, News - Latest News, Public Safety, Weather in the News

MnDOT Reminds Northlanders to Prepare for Winter Conditions

They Warn to Keep Up to Date with Weather Conditions and Check Tire Tread
Andrew Kirov,

DULUTH, Minn. – According to MnDOT officials, many of their ninety-one plows in Northeastern Minnesota are out and ready to begin clearing roadways. This year, they’re doing something different: using a more expensive but faster acting compound called potassium acidate bridges and tunnels. Plowing started during the afternoon hours in the International Falls area and is expected to continue throughout…
Weather Blog

Northland Winter Returns With Snow Storm

A powerful snow storm will be the catalyst to returning the cold and wintry weather to the Northland
Gino Recchia,

It was no surprise to any Northlander that eventually this warm spell of weather would come to an end. Now we have a date and it is tomorrow. The last sunny and warm day for a least the next week or two occurred yesterday. We will still see the sunshine, but it will just be accompanied by cold temperatures from…
Education, Links, Minnesota, News, News - Latest News, Public Safety, Video, Weather in the News

In Wake Of Two Ice Related ATV Deaths: Experts Give Early Season Ice Safety Tips

Deaths Stem From Two Falling Through The Ice
Joey Norton,

DULUTH, Minn- It’s a start to the winter season that experts are warning is very dangerous right now with up–and–down temperatures. Ice condition reports range from none at all to pretty solid. Experts warn to prepare, have a plan, and don’t chance it, ever. According to the Minnesota DNR, from 2012 to March of this year, Minnesota has seen 16…
Weather Blog

What Happened to the Snow?

Gino Recchia,

It was no shocker to Northlanders that the end of October and the beginning of November was a cold and snowy one. Our first snowfall of the season was 10.6″ which broke a record for the most snowfall ever in an October calendar day. November carried over this snowy trend to start off the month, but the cold air has…
Weather Video

Tuesday November 21, 2017 Evening Forecast

Brittney Merlot,

Categories: Weather Video Tags: Below Average Temperatures, brittney merlot, Clouds, Cloudy, Cold Temps, flurries, High Pressure, High Winds, Light Snow, Low Pressure, merlot weather, merlots weather, Northland Weather, snow, Snow Accumulations, sun, sunny, sunshine, Thanksgiving Travel Forecast
Community, News, News - Latest News, Weather in the News, Wisconsin

Property Owners Patching-Up after Winter Storm

One local city is slowly recovering from Lake Superior's furious waves
Lauren Leigh,

ASHLAND, Wis.- Weather in the Northland has been relatively calm recently, but some Northlanders are still trying to catch–up after the impacts of the season’s first big storm. The furious storm that tore through the Northland on October 27th left significant damage in Ashland. Lake Superior waves reached 15 feet high, with winds 35 to 40 mph. “It was not pretty,…