blizzard

It's news that's going to affect us in the Northland - especially with the amount of snow, ice, and cold weather we get.  The Weather Channel has announced that they'll start to name select winter storms - much as hurricanes and tropical storms get names.

Duluth-Superior sits smack-dab in the middle of "snow country". A typical winter in the Northland sees at least two or three good sized snow storms before it's all said and done. Some years, we're treated to a blizzard. If you're reading this in one of the sunshine states and wondering to yourself "what is a blizzard" - then let me explain...

Hearty Northlanders start getting ready for winter just about the time the kids go back to school – even earlier if they’re “lifers”. It's safe to say that we're due for a substantial snowfall any time after Labor Day. Here are the Top 5 Things To Do To Prepare For A Northland Winter (or ANY area’s winter-season for that matter). In no particular order:

Another storm has come and gone with nothing but underwhelming results in the Twin Ports. Officially we got less than an inch of snow through the overnight, but lots of wind. Expect flurries throughout the day, with totals equaling less than an inch. Heavy winds will continue with gusts up to 45 mph. The heavy winds off the lake blew dry air into the oncoming storm which prevented the snow from