Hailstones that hit Little Jessie Lake Wednesday were as large as tennis balls, hitting the ground at over 100 mph, capable of very significant damage.
For 50 years I've been tracking weather, and otherwise smart adults consistently get these weather facts wrong - here's a list of the biggest severe weather myths.
Meteorologists are seeing things they never thought they would see, like water temperatures approaching 100 degrees and heat indices over 150 degrees - all symptoms of a warming climate
Drowning in a rip current is the third leading cause of weather-related death, claiming more US lives than hurricanes and tornadoes, but there are steps you can take to lower the risk
Minnesota has already set a record for the number of days with poor air quality, and persistent wildfires over Canada will mean episodes of thick smoke the rest of the summer.
The potential for serious flash flooding has been underestimated by FEMA, and more properties than we thought across the Northland are vulnerable to increasingly heavy rain
There is no such thing as "safe sunshine" and data shows it only takes a few cases of blistering sunburn to dramatically increase your risk of skin cancer.
Residents of the Northland are much more acclimated to extreme cold than extreme heat, but NOAA's data set shows that it's the heat we should be more worried about.
Fasten your seat belt, because clear air turbulence has increased, with some of the biggest increases in big mid-air bumps coming high above the United States.
It's not science fiction: using AI (artificial intelligence) Paul McCartney was able to separate out John Lennon's voice on an old cassette tape and sing with him on this, the last Beatles song.