May Snowstorm Could Bring Significant Snow to Parts of the Twin Ports Region to Start May 2013
In giant curveball thrown following a few days of 60+ degree weather, significant snowfall is tracking into the region to start the month of May.
In giant curveball thrown following a few days of 60+ degree weather, significant snowfall is tracking into the region to start the month of May.
After breaking the April snowfall record by over 10 inches last week, it looks like we have the opportunity to see April 2013 down as an even bigger month in the category of snowfall with another major winter storm approaching the Duluth/Superior area.
Walking around in Canal Park this evening, I was caught in the very beginning of tonight's winter storm. While the storm promises to be messy, the early goings looked pretty beautiful, even if it is late April.
Before snow started to fall on Thursday, Duluth sat very near a record for the most snowfall in the month of April. After some places saw between one and two feet of snow, we find ourselves digging out after the third major April snowstorm in a row. So, did we break any records and how much did we get?
Light snow continues in the latest of a series of late-season storms that has laid record-breaking snowfall amounts on the Twin Ports. Here's what to expect as this storm winds down today.
This spring seems more like an extension of winter, with two major winter storms hitting in mid-April in the Twin Ports, and a third one on the way. How abnormal is it to see snow storms like this in the Duluth/ Superior area so late in the season?
After a barrage of snow storms dropped feet of snow over the course of the month of April, it looks like a welcome change may be on the way for next week.
If you haven't had enough of the late-season snow, there is another round heading toward the Twin Ports and Northland for the end of the weekend.
A winter storm warning remains in effect for the Twin Ports region, and has been extended until 5 pm today (Friday) for falling snow and blowing/drifting snow.
The National Weather Service reported wind gusts well over 40 miles per hour earlier today, and the sensor on top of the Blatnik Bridge reportedly clocked wind gusts around 60 miles per hour as this late-season winter storm tracked into the Twin Ports.
With temperatures flirting with 50 then dropping below freezing, this spring has certainly been a weather roller coaster. In another one of the low points of the season, the Twin Ports is the target of a winter storm that is expected to bring several inches of snow this weekend.
In a regular Thursday evening news feature on KVLY TV in Fargo, North Dakota, school students between the ages of 8 and 18 have the opportunity to appear with as a part of the weather segment and take part in the delivery of the forecast. This 9 year old's forecast caught the eyes of the internet and big names in the TV industry.