Our wintry occupation shows signs of fading away by the weekend with a streak of 50s early next week, even a slight chance of tasting 60 degrees! Big weather changes are on the way - finally.
We will experience almost every kind of weather over the next 36 hours: snow, glaze ice, sleet, thunder and lightning and winds gusting as high as 60 mph. After this wintry tantrum spring arrives, with the flick of a switch, next week with a streak of 50s.
A small percentage of us will someday experience a close encounter with a tornado. If you know what to do and how to do it - you can survive almost any tornado. The recent Mississippi tornado outbreak offered reminders on what to do and what not to do to save your own life.
It sure doesn't look like spring out there, but there are now subtle cues that the seasons are, in fact, shifting gears and our inevitable slide into spring will accelerate in the weeks to come. Here are just a few.
Ready for a generous serving of weather whiplash? The models are blinking yellow: suggesting an El Nino warming phase of the Pacific by summer, a pattern that may favor warmer and drier conditions into next winter.
At a time when many industries are complaining about a lack of workers, technology companies are creating human-like robots that may be able to automate many of the things human workers can do today, for a tiny fraction of the cost. The revolution is now well underway
Electric Vehicles are becoming more popular over time, with more options and more affordable pricing on many models. You can now purchase a very respectable EV in the 20K range. What are the advantages and disadvantages of electric vehicle ownership?
Another foot of snow and the Twin Ports will officially be enjoying the 5th snowiest winter on record. We will get closer to that mark today and Friday, with another 4-8" for most of us - a potential for a foot of snow for portions of the Northland.
It's already the 9th snowiest winter on record for the Twin Ports, and more snow is on the way for Thursday and Friday - probably plowable, not crippling, but the snow just keeps piling up in the Northland.