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Saturday August 5, 2017, Morning Forecast

Sunshine To Start, Afternoon Stray Showers & Storms
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Friday August 4, 2017, Evening Forecast

Pop Up Storms End, Northern Lights Tonight
Brittney Merlot,

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Fall-Like Storm Affects Northland Thursday

Gino Recchia,

An interesting weather system is above to advance into the viewing area tonight which will result in chilly temperatures and a good amount of rainfall. The center of low pressure over South Dakota will drift into Southern Minnesota overnight and then into Southern Wisconsin by late tomorrow evening. The storm is also going to strengthen  as it moves through the…
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Heavy Rainfall Thursday

Gino Recchia,

A strange and our of season storm system is currently expected to develop and produce some heavy rainfall over parts of the Northland. A center of high pressure positioned over Central Canada will begin the cool down process tomorrow with northeast winds. Lakeside areas will be in the 60s and farther inland, in the 70s. The Coldest air is yet…
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Storm Cleanup Continues in Fredenberg Township

Residents Still Have Brush and Branches to Cut and Burn
Andrew Kirov,

FREDENBERG TOWNSHIP, Minn. – Storm cleanup continues in Fredenberg Township. The community there was hit hard Friday evening by damaging winds from severe thunderstorms. Friday night’s storm caused damage to homes and other structures across the Northland. Sunday, residents continue working to clean up the mess the storm left behind. Brush fires burn throughout Fredenberg Township as homeowners try to…
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A Look Back at the 2016 Windstorm

Minnesota Power has Implemented New Policies After the Storm
Graham Hakala,

DULUTH, Minn.-One year ago today, crews from across the area were cleaning up the Northland after a devastating windstorm swept through the area. Today we spoke with one Minnesota Power about what changes they’ve made  since the storm. Much of the Northland had power restored after three days – some had power out for as long as seven days. “Investing…
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Swimmers Beat the Heat at Pinehurst

Public Beach Packed with Swimmers on Hot Day
Greg Chandler,

CLOQUET, Minn. – A sunny day across the Northland left many looking for ways to beat the heat. Cloquet residents lined up before noon to get into the Pinehurst Beach swimming area. Officials there say on a day like Thursday as many as 500 people could stop by for a dip at what’s known as a Cloquet gem. “People love…
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Flooding Closes City, Causes Mudslides in Western Wisconsin

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ARCADIA, Wis. (KMSP) – Residents in western Wisconsin are dealing with mudslides and high water after rain caused significant flooding overnight Wednesday. Rain caused the Turton River to overflow its banks, flooding neighborhoods in Arcadia, a town of approximately 3,000 people. Several hundred residents voluntarily evacuated their homes and businesses early Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The Red Cross has…
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Surviving The Boundary Waters Severe Weather

Meteorologist Brittney Merlot Takes Us Deep Into The Vast Wilderness When The Weather Turns Severe.
Brittney Merlot,

Meteorologist Brittney Merlot takes us back into some remote Boundary Waters locations that were in the direct path of severe weather. While talking to two survivors of the 1999 and 2016 blow down that brought 70-80mph winds through the wilderness and how they survived. “On my way to the lake a very large trees went over and it went over…
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Inside the Boundary Waters

Meteorologist Brittney Merlot Takes Us Deep Into The Vast Wilderness To Prepare For All Types Of Weather.
Brittney Merlot,

The vast wilderness of the Boundary Waters  is in our backyard with thousands of visitors a year. It has the highest point in Minnesota and some of the oldest rock on Earth. But what about the weather when you head into the wilderness? How can you prepare? Our very own Meteorologist Brittney Merlot recently spent a lot of time in…
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Arizona Flash Flooding Leaves 9 Dead

Five children were among the nine dead
The Associated Press,

The creek under the First Crossing Bridge is seen Sunday afternoon, July 16, 2017, following a deadly flash-flooding that ripped through Saturday in the Tonto National Forest. (Alexis Bechman/Payson Roundup via AP) TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, Ariz. (AP) — Five children were among the nine people killed during the weekend in a flash flood at a swimming hole in Arizona’s Tonto…
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Heavy Rains Slow Wisconsin Timber Harvest

The Associated Press,

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin’s logging industry is struggling to harvest wood because of the wet summer, leaving loggers with less money while they wait for work during better weather. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that the last three months are among the five wettest on record in the state, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information. Henry Schienebeck is…