Author: Max Mueller

DAMAGE SURVEY FOR July 11 2017 TORNADO EVENTS

From the Grand Forks National Weather Service Office .OVERVIEW…Several supercell thunderstorms spawned tornadoes on this day across northeast ND and portions of northwest MN. One especially large supercell produced 4 of these tornadoes, including the three strongest and longest tracking tornadoes. Both a ground survey and an aerial survey were conducted over this long track. An additional tornado or two…

Casselton Heritage Center Damaged After Lightning Strikes Steeple

No word on when repairs will be made

CASSELTON, ND — An historic church took a direct hit in last night’s storms. The 130-year-old former St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Casselton was struck by lightning in the storms early in the morning. The building is now the Casselton Heritage Center. You can see from the photos that some of the stone work was blown right off the steeple…

Twisters Spotted Around the Region During Wednesday Afternoon Storms

Numerous funnel cloud and tornado sightings in Grand Forks and Traill counties

REGION — Some scary weather moments in the central valley this afternoon. Numerous funnel cloud and tornado sightings in Grand Forks and Traill counties. CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ROB KUPEC: All over the place, just west of Grand Forks out around near Emerado, the Grand Forks Air Force Base even had a funnel cloud pass right over. We have some video from Jesse…

Sabin, MN Town of the Week 5-23-17

A second chance for Sabin this spring, after getting what would have been a record number of votes, only to lose to Clearbrook which got over 8000 votes. This time Sabin came out on top over Middle River. Categories: Town Of The Week Tags: SABIN, TOWN OF THE WEEK

Memorial Day Weather Stats

Memorial Day seems to have a reputation as not being the greatest holiday in terms of weather.  Here’s a look at some statistics on the holiday over the last 30 years. Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: Memorial Day, weather