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Blizzard in North Dakota, Possible Tornado in SE Minnesota

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Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A possible tornado tore up a small Minnesota town and a blizzard forced the closure of the North Dakota Capitol, schools and roads, as spring storms wreaked havoc across the Upper Midwest. The National Weather Service said the unconfirmed tornado took the roofs off houses, destroyed grain bins, snapped power lines and lifted a…
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Wind Overturns 9 Semi-Trucks on I-35 in Minnesota

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(FOX 9) – As storms begin to roll through most of Minnesota, communities are embracing for the possibility of heavy rains, strong winds and potential snow totals. As a result, at 1:50 p.m. strong winds tipped over nine semis at mile marker 55 south of Faribault on northbound I-35, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. No injuries were reported. Heavy delays are expected…

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Mid To Late Week Winter/Spring Storm Reports

Sam Gabrielli,

The following reports come from the Northland’s Tuesday-Thursday storm system! Mainly snow and precipitation totals have been listed with this system. Snow Silver Bay, MN: 13.0″ Murphy City, MN: 12.0″ Grand Marais, MN: 9.0″ Hovland, MN: 9.0″ Finland, MN: 8.0″ Sea Gull Lake, MN: 8.0″ Two Harbors, MN: 7.8″ Lutsen, MN: 7.2″ Sawbill Lake, MN: 7.2″ Duluth, MN: 6.5″ Castle…
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Lake County Power Members Effected by Wet Spring Conditions

Sophie Varner,

COHASET, Minn.– Tuesday night’s spring snowstorm is affecting electric service for more than 1,600 Lake Country Power members and the numbers are growing. Line crews are working to restore service at more than 69 various outage points. Additional line crews from Mountain Iron and McGregor have been called to assist the Cohasset and Remer crews. Those affected are primarily in…

Severe Weather Awareness Week In Minnesota And Wisconsin
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Fire Department Participates in Severe Weather Awareness Week

Duluth Fire Department Chief Krizaj Shares with Us the Importance of Emergency Alerts and Warnings
Sophie Varner,

This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in both Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Duluth Fire Department takes a management role with alert systems and warnings when severe weather is approaching. They decided to focus on different severe weather related topics on their social media throughout the week. Duluth Fire Department Chief Shawn Krizaj describes the department’s reliance on local weather…

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Tuesday-Wednesday’s Winter/Spring Storm System

Sam Gabrielli,

The following are reports of snow and freezing rain across the Northland from Tuesday night and Wednesday’s winter storm system. •Snowfall Wirt, MN: 7.5″ Bigfork, MN: 6.0″ Squaw Lake, MN: 6.0″ Marcell, MN: 5.0″ Mahtowa, MN: 4.5″ Orr, MN: 4.2″ Cloquet, MN: 3.5″ Holyoke, MN: 3.5″ Big Falls, MN: 3.5″ Duluth, MN: 3.3″ Foxboro, WI: 3.1″ West Duluth, MN: 3.0″…

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The Horns Return To Duluth-Superior Port As First Ship Departs Sunday

Dan Hanger,

DULUTH, Minn. – The true sound of spring in Duluth was heard Sunday morning as the first blast of the horns went off for that first big ship of the season leaving the Duluth-Superior Port. The 1,000-foot Burns Harbor left through chunks of ice under the Lift Bridge during the 7 o’clock hour. The 1,000-foot Edwin H. Gott departed and…

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Fox 21 Meteorologists Stop By Cloquet Middle School

Natalie Noury,

CLOQUET, Minn. — Our FOX 21 weather team, Rusty Mehlberg, Ken Slama and Sam Gabrielli, stopped by Cloquet Middle School on Friday morning to get some 8th graders jazzed up about weather and other science stuff. The 8th grade science class has been doing different experiments and learning about pressures, and weather systems like cold and warm fronts. “It’s great…