weather

We have been getting bursts of snow showers around the Faribault area and to the north, and even more so in areas north of the Twin Cities. The Minnesota State Patrol has reported numerous accidents in that area. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is reporting crashes at Interstate 94 and Interstate 694, at Interstate 35 and Minnesota Highway 13 in Burnsville, and and northbound Minnesota

Throughout Minnesota on Thursday, April 14, the National Weather Service will be setting off simulated tornado watches and warnings to test statewide warning systems at 1:45PM and 6:55PM. With severe weather season here, this annual test allows the National Weather Service to be prepared, makes the public aware of warning methods and increases storm awareness. This also serves as an ideal opportun

A Winter Storm Warning continues until 7AM for south-central Minnesota and until noon in the southeastern part of the state. The heavier snow band shifted from where they originally predicted. MnDOT as of 5AM advises no travel in the so...

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until Thursday morning. It appears now most of the snow will occur in the late afternoon and evening and overnight. Later snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour are expected and even a few thunderstorms are possible...

Dan Moeckly with the Steele County Historical Society recounts the swarm of tornadoes that struck southern Minnesota on April 30, 1967. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Power96 YouTube channel and power96radio...

A blizzard watch is in effect for west-central, southwest and portions of south-central Minnesota on Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. The watch area is along and west of a line from Alexandria to Albert Lea. Winds of 40-50 mph, along with light snow and the extensive snowpack, could result in blowing and drifting snow with possible white-out conditions...

The group of 32 people from the Faribault area that was due to return late Tuesday night from Ballard's resort is not coming back until Wednesday afternoon, due to weather and road conditions in the Twin Cities and in the Faribault area. After fishing on Tuesday, I was called in to a consult with staff from the resort and our bus driver...

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 9AM Tuesday until 6AM Wednesday. A Blizzard Warning is in effect for Owatonna and other areas. Snowfall accumulations of 6-11 inches are expected south of a line from Redwood Falls to Minneapolis to Cumberland, Wisconsin, on Tuesday and Tuesday night...

According to the Weather Eye Weather Center we can expect double digit below zero temperatures Sunday night and Monday night before a warm up starts on Tuesday. Many schools are off for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday and with the cold it may be harder to get some of the buses to get going on Tuesday...

The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued A wind chill advisory, which is in effect from 3AM to noon Saturday.