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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Weather

Weather

How a Bemidji man got stuck on a lake in a blizzard

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 1, 2019, 8:59 AM Mar 1, 2019
20

Allen Foster, of Bemidji, says he was too excited to get on Lake of the Woods after getting off work. He never checked the weather, he tells the Bemidji Pioneer, which also has video of the dilemma. Read more →

Weather

Revenge of Minnesota’s lake ice monsters

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2018, 9:50 AM May 2, 2018
6

A little warmer temperature, some gusty winds and voila! We get one of the most entertaining weather events of the year: the march of the lake ice. Read more →

Weather

Hail the retiring Mark Seeley

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 17, 2017, 12:08 PM Dec 17, 2017
7

There appears to be an opening for Minnesota’s favorite icon and even though he’s retiring, it’s still not too late to properly honor Mark Seeley, the U of M climatologist who can make you feel better about just about anything. Read more →

The jobs we do · Weather

When the summer turns cold, it’s all in the attitude

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2016, 9:36 AM May 18, 2016
4

Oh, it got a little chilly and breezy over the weekend, did it, Minnesota?

So sad.

Let’s check in on balmy Mount Washington. Read more →

Weather

With weather hype, we’re in mid-season form

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 1, 2015, 8:35 AM Dec 1, 2015
20

The snowstorm that didn’t live up to expectations wasn’t a lot of fun for a few hours yesterday, but do you feel ‘pummeled’ by it?
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Regional history · Weather

Bud Kraehling, MN TV icon, dead at 96

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 4, 2015, 7:55 AM Jun 4, 2015
7

The Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame, in which he was installed as a charter member, described Kraehling as “one of Minnesota’s best known and best loved television personalities.” Read more →

Weather

The beauty of the lake-effect storm

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 20, 2014, 6:30 AM Nov 20, 2014
0

All the weather attention has been on Buffalo — deservedly so — but when it comes to lake-effect snow, our wet friend to the north is no slouch.
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Weather

No polar vortex this winter? Not so fast

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 16, 2014, 12:20 PM Oct 16, 2014
1

Bottom line? It’s all a crapshoot. Read more →

Weather

A Green Line report card

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 19, 2014, 6:54 AM Jun 19, 2014
2

Is the Green Line more a transportation system or development tool? Read more →

Weather

Return of the Lake Mille Lacs ice monster

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 27, 2014, 6:02 PM Apr 27, 2014
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You may recall the ice attack on the south shore last May. On Sunday the ice hit the northwest shore this time: U.S. Highway 169 just south of Garrison, Minn., thanks to 35 mph wind. Read more →

Weather

Soon, the Ice Road goeth

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 10, 2014, 1:27 PM Mar 10, 2014
4

The thing with a long, cold winter is when it ends, it ends in a hurry. A week ago today, this was the condition of the famous ice road connecting Madeline Island with Bayfield: good, solid Lake Superior ice Here’s the condition today: The morning ice road status line says they’ll try to keep the Read more →

The chart proves it: You can take more winter

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 28, 2014, 2:12 PM Feb 28, 2014
11

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources posted this chart today proving that, while severe, this isn’t really the worst winter ever.
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Multi-car crash closes northbound Interstate 35 in Lakeville

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 28, 2014, 1:15 PM Feb 28, 2014
8

Interstate 35 northbound in Lakeville has been closed this afternoon because of a pile-up in the snowstorm.
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If the temperature never got above zero

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 27, 2014, 12:42 PM Feb 27, 2014
14

Yes, it’s been a bitterly cold winter no matter where you are in Minnesota. Here’s a map. Read more →

Weather

The snow swimmers of Duluth

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 26, 2014, 12:48 PM Feb 26, 2014
2

Swimming in the snow? Read more →

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