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Winter Already A Lost Season For Many Minnesotans
MEDICINE LAKE (WCCO) — It could be a rare sub-zero night Friday. The WCCO weather team says we’ve dipped into those negative digits only four times this year, compared to the usual 30 or so days at or...
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Possible Freeze Could Be Devastating For MN Fruit Growers
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The sun is shining, the trees are blooming. It’s the kind of day most Minnesotans dream about — everybody except people like Mike Dekarski, general manager at Apple Jack Orchards...
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Want To Look Younger, Feel Younger, Burn Calories? Try Freezing
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — What would you go through to look younger, feel younger and burn calories? Would you be willing to freeze your butt off? People in the Twin Cities are exposing themselves to 220...
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Weather Blog: Slick Spots
We finally have some precipitation coming our way, but it will be problematic. I know I have been beating the drum for any kind of precipitation, but we could do without freezing drizzle. Low-level...
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Taking A ‘Chunky Dunk’ To Clean Up Circle Lake
FARIBAULT, Minn. (WCCO) – Tuesday’s cold weather didn’t stop a bunch of neighbors from jumping in their lake near Faribault, as part of a fundraiser to clean up Circle Lake, getting rid of carp and...
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Staying Safe In Extreme Cold
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – As of Sunday evening, almost the entire state is under a wind-chill warning. Monday, we’ll continue to deal with frigid temperatures and a biting wind – a dangerous combination....
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Not All Wind Chill Readings Have Been Created Equal
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Wind chill numbers aren’t what they used to be. On Wednesday in International Falls it was -8 degrees, but the wind made it feel like -27. However, at the turn of this century,...
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Life Goes On In Embarrass At 42 Below Zero
EMBARRASS, Minn. (AP) — You might think activity in a small township in northern Minnesota would come to a standstill when the temperature drops to 42 below zero. Not so. The postmaster in the St....
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Double Digit Negative Temps In Minn./Wis.
HURLEY, Wis. (AP) — Dangerously cold temperatures have settled into northern areas of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Readings plummeted to 33 below zero in Big Fork, Minn., Friday morning. Longville, Minn.,...
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5 Car Tips For Frigid Temps
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The cold weather can be really tough on your car, and it can be hard to wade through all the information about the best ways to keep it running well. Tip No. 1 – Prepare for the...
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When Will All This Snow Be Gone?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – With this week’s warmer temperatures, we’re starting to see some of the stubborn snow and ice that’s piled up turn to slush. We are still covered in snow across Minnesota and...
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Experts: Prepare For Nasty Rooftop Ice Dams
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — This year’s end of winter could make a yearly problem much worse than normal. Ice dams could go from bad to worse and cost homeowners thousands of dollars. Snow, freezing temps at...
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Record Cold In Parts Of Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The National Weather Service says International Falls reported a low of 30 degrees, a record low for the date. The previous record of 32 degrees was reached three times, most...
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Weather Blog: Chilling Out!
It looks like we will take our first trip below freezing Monday night in Minneapolis. Last year we accomplished that feat on Oct. 7, when we bottomed out at 28 degrees. We are behind schedule, and I’m...
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Players, Fans Prepare For Harsh Cold At TCF Bank Stadium
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The coldest kickoff since the Gophers moved back outside to TCF Bank Stadium was 23-degrees, against Iowa in November of 2010. We’ll be lucky if the high gets that high on...
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Power Mostly Restored To South Mpls. After Outage On Subzero Night
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/WCCO) — Power has been restored to thousands of residents in south Minneapolis who lost service over the weekend. With temperatures below zero degrees, crews are racing to restore...
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Elderly Woman Found Dead In Madison, Wis. Cold
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Police in Barron are investigating the death of an elderly woman who apparently left her assisted living facility and died in the cold. Police Chief Byron Miller said in a...
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Temperatures Well Below Zero Return To Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Blowing snow and icy roads are causing hazardous travel conditions in Minnesota as another cold snap moves in. Temperatures will dip into the negative teens and 20s overnight and...
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Death Of Motorist, Now Identified, May Be Cold-Related
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – The death of a motorist whose car got stuck in the snow in McLeod County may be weather related. The sheriff’s department says it received a report Monday of a man who had been...
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Bemidji Woman Found Incompetent In Freezing Death
BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) — A Bemidji woman who allegedly allowed her 6-year-old cousin to freeze to death has been deemed incompetent to stand trial, a prosecutor said Monday. Rachel Stacey Downer, 22, was...
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Lauren’s Science Corner: Numbingly Cold November
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Ahhh, September 2014; six days spent soaking up 80° highs and 12 days in the 70s. October 2014 followed and offered up plentiful 60° days as well. And then came November. Last...
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Dangerous Wind Chills On The Way For Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After Monday’s bitter cold and snow, Minnesota is “enjoying” a slight warm up with high temps above 0 degrees. But that will all change starting Tuesday night. Wind speeds are...
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