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by Paul Douglas | May 20, 2022 | Blog
Paul Douglas Minnesota: Land of Abundant Fresh Water Well, the drought is over. We have that going for us this year, with water levels on many area lakes up 1-2 feet since mid-March, and ample soil moisture for farmers. Now if it can only stay dry enough for them to...
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by Paul Douglas | May 19, 2022 | Blog
Significant Severe Storm Risk Later Today In a meteorological blink of an eye. I’m continually amazed how fast we can go from laughing kids, droning lawn mowers and chirping birds to growling skies, startled shouts and blaring sirens. Minnesota weather will never be...
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by Paul Douglas | May 18, 2022 | Blog
NOAA NHC Dueling Weather Forecasts Can Be Confusing Why do weather forecasts change over time, and why do different meteorologists predict different things? Good question. Outlooks change as new data arrives from a variety of sources, including satellites, weather...
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by Paul Douglas | May 16, 2022 | Blog
Paul Douglas A Spring Like Nothing I Can Quite Remember Captain’s Log. Stardate 20220517: Spring’s infestation came in waves. First came the boxelder bugs. Although they may have never left. Then came ceaseless winds, followed by jumping worms, then over 200 severe...
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by Paul Douglas | May 12, 2022 | Blog
A busy night staring at the DopplerPaul Douglas Deciphering The Evening Weather Report Meteorologists throw around strange terminology during peak severe storm season. Where to begin? “Hook echoes?” On radar, spinning, tornadic storms often look like hooks, or the...
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by Paul Douglas | May 11, 2022 | Blog
Paul Douglas It May Be Safer to Retire in Minnesota I’d like you to consider retiring in Minnesota. A nutty proposition? Hear me out. Winters are formidable (but trending milder over time). We are earthquake-free. No concerns about sea level rise up here. Wildfires...
