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Severe thunderstorm season has been delayed, but it's coming in June, and a quick weather quiz may help get you into a weatherwise state of mind.

Smoke has arrived a couple of months early this summer season and here is how you can help your family protect themselves on days when air quality is poor.

"Twisters", the sequel to the 1996 box office hit "Twister" is set to launch in 2024, with "Nope" star Brandon Perea

That massive air conditioner in our back yard not only keeps us comfortable during the summer, but it kills off most of the severe storms capable of spinning up tornadoes. Cook County: take a bow. You are the most "tornado-safe" county in Minnesota.

Our weather over the Northland is stuck in an early March-like pattern. How much of this is natural, "normal" versus evidence of rapid changes thousands of miles upwind, over the Arctic?

But wait, there's more? As if 140" of snow isn't enough - models are hinting at more slushy possibilities in the coming days, especially over the Minnesota Arrowhead. Would someone please try to reboot spring?

The Twin Ports just set a new all-time winter snowfall record: more than 138" and the snow isn't over just yet. The freezing rain is over but more light snow will fall today and tonight.

High winds and rain freezing on contact may coat trees and highways with an icy coating today, before a changeover to snow tonight and Friday that should push the Twin Ports to a new, all-time snowfall record for the winter.

Rapid warming is triggering flooding over the South Shore of Lake Superior, and temperatures near 70F (inland) later today will accelerate runoff and flooding across much of the Northland. Cooler weather, and a little slush, is shaping up for the weekend.

Only in the Northland can you be ankle-deep in slush with a mild breeze blowing in your face. This week's rapid thaw is increasing hopes for spring, and the potential for significant flooding in the coming weeks.

Crazy weather extremes are shaping up for Minnesota and Wisconsin over the next week. From balmy 60s midweek to plowable snow next weekend, the 7-Day Outlook has something for everyone.

I have been trained to avoid yellow snow, but what about brown snow? Dust from Mexico got vacuumed into our snowfall yesterday with reports of brown snow. Whatever the color, much of the snow will finally melt in the coming weeks as a fast-forward thaw arrives.