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The Minnesota drought

Bob Collins June 21, 2012, 10:30 AM Jun 21, 2012

There are mild drought conditions in sections of Minnesota.

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The siren debate redux

Bob Collins June 19, 2012, 10:47 AM Jun 19, 2012

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Do you always seek shelter when a weather siren is sounded?

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It’s not the heat, it’s the haboob

Bob Collins June 18, 2012, 2:04 PM Jun 18, 2012

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Sure, it’s a little muggy today , last night’s storms weren’t conducive to a good night’s sleep, and the rare June sandbagging effort has been underway at a few homes along the Cannon and Little Cannon Rivers. But it could be worse; you could live in Phoenix.

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The Cannon River valley by air

Bob Collins June 15, 2012, 12:17 PM Jun 15, 2012

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An aerial view of flash flooding in the the Northfield-Cannon Falls area.

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A tornado’s scar in Minneapolis

Bob Collins May 16, 2012, 12:52 PM May 16, 2012

Google Earth has released new imagery from above and it clearly shows the path of last year’s tornado through north Minneapolis.

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Poll: People want to know what local weatherpeople have to say about climate change

Bob Collins April 18, 2012, 2:42 PM Apr 18, 2012

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Most Americans — based on the sample size of 1,000 of them — apparently think that climate change has a role in most of the significant weather events of the last year.

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Tsunami bullet, dodged

Paul Tosto April 11, 2012, 9:01 AM Apr 11, 2012

This tsunami watch appears to have a happy ending.

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Sometimes ‘hot’ is just ‘hot.’ Or not

Bob Collins April 3, 2012, 12:06 PM Apr 3, 2012

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Welcome to another day of science trying to explain March and the recently expired winter.

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Mixing weather and climate

Bob Collins March 26, 2012, 12:09 PM Mar 26, 2012

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It’s getting harder and harder to know when it’s OK to mix climate and weather together.

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A tornado’s connections

Bob Collins March 6, 2012, 1:38 PM Mar 6, 2012

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People who didn’t know each other before last Friday’s tornadoes, know each other now.

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1,000 words: The cleanup

Bob Collins March 3, 2012, 9:36 AM Mar 3, 2012

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This is a scene being repeated all over the country today as people return to their destroyed homes to find pieces of their lives in the rubble from tornadoes. This morning, Marta Righthouse of Marysville, Indiana was one of the people pulling out what seems to be everyone’s first choice — the family photo albums. Read more →

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Chasing tornadoes

Bob Collins March 2, 2012, 1:13 PM Mar 2, 2012

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Tornado season is also the start of storm-chasing season.

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Snow day fun in Duluth

Bob Collins February 29, 2012, 5:28 PM Feb 29, 2012

Snow skiing while being towed by a Jeep.

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Weekend forecast: Partly to mostly eelpouty

Bob Collins February 10, 2012, 10:27 AM Feb 10, 2012

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It was -8 this morning in Walker, Minnesota, and TV and radio weatherpeople turned in their ‘I’m a real Minnesotan’ cards by lamenting the temperature.

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