January 14, 2014 The biggest satellite provider in America, DirecTV has dropped the Weather Channel from it's lineup effective today.While Weather Channel executives say it's a must have for all families, DirecTV's response is that weather information is readily available everywhere, and it's customers should not have to pay a premium for it.
Folks around the Twin Ports woke up to an icy surprise on Sunday morning, as freezing rain made for miserable driving conditions that even led to the DTA suspending bus service for a time.
January 8, 2014 Over the last week, I've had three reports of shower glass breakage in the Twin Ports and surrounding area. Luckily in all three cases, nobody was injured, but could have been seriously hurt. So how does this happen in the first place, what's the cause?
January 7, 2014 Cold Temps, shopping, and the holidays. Sounds like your answer to someone asking why you haven't cleared your driveway. Duluth announced the snow removal schedule coming.
...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...
.A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS
THE NORTHLAND EARLY THIS WEEK. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES AND
LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS OF THIS WINTER SEASON WILL OCCUR IN
MOST LOCATIONS. BE
With extremely cold (yes, even colder than we've seen) temperatures forecasted for Sunday and Monday, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has ordered all public K-12 schools closed Monday, January 4, 2014.
Temperatures around the Duluth - Superior area this morning were between -15 and -30 Fahrenheit before wind chill was factored in. In America's icebox, places like Embarass and International Falls saw temperatures below -40 before factoring any wind chill. These temperatures have been colder than places in the Arctic Circle lately, but it turns out there is another shocking fact about this frigid cold.
December 23, 2013 A couple guys in Lake Nebagamon have a problem, in fact they have two problems. How to get their pickups fished out of Lake Nebagamon?
Towards the end of last week, they decided to do some ice fishing. Should be no problem for it's not uncommon this time of year to see an ice house or two, as well as several snowmobiles on the lake.
December around the Twin Ports is the first month of the winter season we're practically guaranteed to see measurable snow and temperatures below the freezing mark for days on end. We've seen plenty of both, but the long string of unseasonably cold temperatures so early in December has people wondering if we've made the record books.
December 11, 2013 Hey, layers, that's the secret to staying warm during this cold snap. Being a "Hothouse Flower," I use every trick in the book to stay warm. You name it, I've tried it. I still find layers the best way to go though
Waterspouts are generally a warm-season phenomenon, appearing over large bodies of water like Lake Superior. Saturday afternoon (December 7), multiple cold air waterspouts were spotted near Knife River, north of Duluth on the Minnesota North Shore.
Wind Chill Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
418 AM CST TUE DEC 10 2013
...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS READINGS ACROSS THE NORTHLAND...
.ANOTHER SHOT OF VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTHLAND
TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY MORNING
