Paul Huttner
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 🦃
Here's my latest thinking on the next snow event aiming for southern MN, Iowa, WI, and Chicago Fri night/Sat. ❄️
Twin Cities rides northern edge cutoff and could see less snow if dry air wins out.
Travel safely!
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Here's my latest thinking on the next snow event aiming for southern MN, Iowa, WI, and Chicago Fri night/Sat. ❄️
Twin Cities rides northern edge cutoff and could see less snow if dry air wins out.
Travel safely!
#mnwx
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Next snow event Friday night through Saturday from MSP southward
A long-duration fluffy snowfall event will drop snow Friday night through Saturday across southern Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and the Chicago area.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 🦃
Here's my latest thinking on the next snow event aiming for southern MN, Iowa, WI, and Chicago Fri night/Sat. ❄️
Twin Cities rides northern edge cutoff and could see less snow if dry air wins out.
Travel safely!
#mnwx
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Here's my latest thinking on the next snow event aiming for southern MN, Iowa, WI, and Chicago Fri night/Sat. ❄️
Twin Cities rides northern edge cutoff and could see less snow if dry air wins out.
Travel safely!
#mnwx
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Cue the (still too early) snowfall maps for Sat. ❄️
Next wintry storm drops heavy snow in Iowa, southern MN, WI, to Chicago Fri night & Saturday.
MSP rides north edge.
Still way early for credible snow forecasts.
Here's what we know/don't know yet.
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Next wintry storm drops heavy snow in Iowa, southern MN, WI, to Chicago Fri night & Saturday.
MSP rides north edge.
Still way early for credible snow forecasts.
Here's what we know/don't know yet.
#mnwx
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Winter storm watch: Heavy snow potential for southern Minnesota Friday into Saturday.
Thanksgiving travel looks dy. But the next storm system is aiming for southern Minnesota late Friday and Saturday.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Cue the (still too early) snowfall maps for Sat. ❄️
Next wintry storm drops heavy snow in Iowa, southern MN, WI, to Chicago Fri night & Saturday.
MSP rides north edge.
Still way early for credible snow forecasts.
Here's what we know/don't know yet.
#mnwx
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Next wintry storm drops heavy snow in Iowa, southern MN, WI, to Chicago Fri night & Saturday.
MSP rides north edge.
Still way early for credible snow forecasts.
Here's what we know/don't know yet.
#mnwx
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Welcome to instant winter. ❄️
Our first wintry storm of the season was ferocious.
High winds, tree damage, and sticky snow.
Sadly 1 storm fatality near Two Harbors.
MSP area snowfall ranges from 2" (south) to 5.7 " (north)
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Our first wintry storm of the season was ferocious.
High winds, tree damage, and sticky snow.
Sadly 1 storm fatality near Two Harbors.
MSP area snowfall ranges from 2" (south) to 5.7 " (north)
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Ferocious storm caused tree damage; hefty snowfall totals
A ferocious wintry storm in late November caused travel problems and tree damage around parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Welcome to instant winter. ❄️
Our first wintry storm of the season was ferocious.
High winds, tree damage, and sticky snow.
Sadly 1 storm fatality near Two Harbors.
MSP area snowfall ranges from 2" (south) to 5.7 " (north)
#mnwx
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Our first wintry storm of the season was ferocious.
High winds, tree damage, and sticky snow.
Sadly 1 storm fatality near Two Harbors.
MSP area snowfall ranges from 2" (south) to 5.7 " (north)
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Rain quickly changing to snow now across MSP from west to east.
Snowfall totals so far
Baxter 7"
Rothsay 7"
Brainerd 6.5"
Pelican Rapids 6.3"
Duluth 4.5"
Latest storm update.
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Snowfall totals so far
Baxter 7"
Rothsay 7"
Brainerd 6.5"
Pelican Rapids 6.3"
Duluth 4.5"
Latest storm update.
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Storm update: Snowfall totals and high winds increasing into Wednesday morning.
A feisty wintry storm is dumping wind-blown snow across much of Minnesota overnight into Wednesday morning. Weather conditions will gradually improve later Wednesday.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Rain quickly changing to snow now across MSP from west to east.
Snowfall totals so far
Baxter 7"
Rothsay 7"
Brainerd 6.5"
Pelican Rapids 6.3"
Duluth 4.5"
Latest storm update.
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Snowfall totals so far
Baxter 7"
Rothsay 7"
Brainerd 6.5"
Pelican Rapids 6.3"
Duluth 4.5"
Latest storm update.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Storm update: Heavy snow (1"-2"/hour) already falling I-94 Fargo-Alexandria.
Rain (thunder?) to snow tonight MSP 6-10 p.m.
Wind-whipped snow overnight.
3" to 6" range likely MSP. (heaviest north)
5" to 10"+ central MN -North Shore.
Icy AM commute!
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Rain (thunder?) to snow tonight MSP 6-10 p.m.
Wind-whipped snow overnight.
3" to 6" range likely MSP. (heaviest north)
5" to 10"+ central MN -North Shore.
Icy AM commute!
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Winter storm update: Heavy snow and high winds increasing through Tuesday night
The season’s first major wintry storm impacts Minnesota through Wednesday morning.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Storm update: Heavy snow (1"-2"/hour) already falling I-94 Fargo-Alexandria.
Rain (thunder?) to snow tonight MSP 6-10 p.m.
Wind-whipped snow overnight.
3" to 6" range likely MSP. (heaviest north)
5" to 10"+ central MN -North Shore.
Icy AM commute!
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Rain (thunder?) to snow tonight MSP 6-10 p.m.
Wind-whipped snow overnight.
3" to 6" range likely MSP. (heaviest north)
5" to 10"+ central MN -North Shore.
Icy AM commute!
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Here's an update on the late evening forecast model trends for more snow and wind in the Twin Cities Tuesday night into Wednesday morning's rush hour.
Still time to see where the models trend Tuesday before the snow flies for real.
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Still time to see where the models trend Tuesday before the snow flies for real.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Here's an update on the late evening forecast model trends for more snow and wind in the Twin Cities Tuesday night into Wednesday morning's rush hour.
Still time to see where the models trend Tuesday before the snow flies for real.
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Still time to see where the models trend Tuesday before the snow flies for real.
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Latest Monday evening 0Z HRRR continues southward trend with Tuesday storm. If verified that would increase snowfall totals forecast for MSP area by Wednesday AM. Stay tuned, snowfall forecast may "inch up" Tuesday before the snow flies.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Latest Monday evening 0Z HRRR continues southward trend with Tuesday storm. If verified that would increase snowfall totals forecast for MSP area by Wednesday AM. Stay tuned, snowfall forecast may "inch up" Tuesday before the snow flies.
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First REAL wintry storm much of MN Tue-Wed AM. ❄️
Snow NW after midnight - spreads across the north Tuesday.
Heaviest wind-driven snow w/ 40 mph+ gusts northern half of MN.
Quick burst of 1"-3" Twin Cities Tue night-Wed AM.
Windy/slick Wed AM commute MSP.
It begins...
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Snow NW after midnight - spreads across the north Tuesday.
Heaviest wind-driven snow w/ 40 mph+ gusts northern half of MN.
Quick burst of 1"-3" Twin Cities Tue night-Wed AM.
Windy/slick Wed AM commute MSP.
It begins...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
First REAL wintry storm much of MN Tue-Wed AM. ❄️
Snow NW after midnight - spreads across the north Tuesday.
Heaviest wind-driven snow w/ 40 mph+ gusts northern half of MN.
Quick burst of 1"-3" Twin Cities Tue night-Wed AM.
Windy/slick Wed AM commute MSP.
It begins...
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Snow NW after midnight - spreads across the north Tuesday.
Heaviest wind-driven snow w/ 40 mph+ gusts northern half of MN.
Quick burst of 1"-3" Twin Cities Tue night-Wed AM.
Windy/slick Wed AM commute MSP.
It begins...
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Watching rain to windy snow scenario Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Best chance for significant accumulations north of MSP through northern half of Minnesota.
Could be gnarly travel especially north of MSP Tuesday night Wed AM.
Stay tuned...
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Could be gnarly travel especially north of MSP Tuesday night Wed AM.
Stay tuned...
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November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Watching rain to windy snow scenario Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Best chance for significant accumulations north of MSP through northern half of Minnesota.
Could be gnarly travel especially north of MSP Tuesday night Wed AM.
Stay tuned...
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Could be gnarly travel especially north of MSP Tuesday night Wed AM.
Stay tuned...
#mnwx
One more balmy weekend in our seemingly perpetual autumn. 🌡️
Weather maps hit change mode next week.
Showers Mon w/ snow in the far north Tue.
Forecast models wrestling with a potentially bigger rain/snow event Thanksgiving weekend. 🌧️❄️
Stay tuned.
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Weather maps hit change mode next week.
Showers Mon w/ snow in the far north Tue.
Forecast models wrestling with a potentially bigger rain/snow event Thanksgiving weekend. 🌧️❄️
Stay tuned.
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Mild weekend ahead; still watching possible snow chances late Thanksgiving weekend
A nice for November weekend is ahead. Then we’re watching forecast models become more unsettled as we move through Thanksgiving week.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
One more balmy weekend in our seemingly perpetual autumn. 🌡️
Weather maps hit change mode next week.
Showers Mon w/ snow in the far north Tue.
Forecast models wrestling with a potentially bigger rain/snow event Thanksgiving weekend. 🌧️❄️
Stay tuned.
#mnwx
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Weather maps hit change mode next week.
Showers Mon w/ snow in the far north Tue.
Forecast models wrestling with a potentially bigger rain/snow event Thanksgiving weekend. 🌧️❄️
Stay tuned.
#mnwx
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European model trending toward rain changing to accumulating snow next Tuesday.
Keeping an eye on this as we approach pre-Thanksgiving travel!
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Keeping an eye on this as we approach pre-Thanksgiving travel!
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November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
European model trending toward rain changing to accumulating snow next Tuesday.
Keeping an eye on this as we approach pre-Thanksgiving travel!
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Keeping an eye on this as we approach pre-Thanksgiving travel!
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Don't look now, but the weather maps are hinting at some "interesting" - possibly wintry - weather by Thanksgiving weekend.
It's still 10 days out so forecast confidence is low at this point. But we're watching...
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It's still 10 days out so forecast confidence is low at this point. But we're watching...
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Much colder and possible snow by Thanksgiving weekend
It’s been a mild November around Minnesota. But weather patterns look likely to shift as we head toward Thanksgiving weekend.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Don't look now, but the weather maps are hinting at some "interesting" - possibly wintry - weather by Thanksgiving weekend.
It's still 10 days out so forecast confidence is low at this point. But we're watching...
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It's still 10 days out so forecast confidence is low at this point. But we're watching...
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Cold Turkey? 🦃
A frigid air mass looks likely to invade Minnesota by Thanksgiving.
Looks like you can keep the beverages on the porch this Thanksgiving. Just make sure they don't freeze.
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A frigid air mass looks likely to invade Minnesota by Thanksgiving.
Looks like you can keep the beverages on the porch this Thanksgiving. Just make sure they don't freeze.
#mnwx
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Cold Turkey? Frigid air mass likely to arrive by Thanksgiving weekend
The season’s coldest air mass so far looks likely to arrive by Thanksgiving weekend.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Cold Turkey? 🦃
A frigid air mass looks likely to invade Minnesota by Thanksgiving.
Looks like you can keep the beverages on the porch this Thanksgiving. Just make sure they don't freeze.
#mnwx
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A frigid air mass looks likely to invade Minnesota by Thanksgiving.
Looks like you can keep the beverages on the porch this Thanksgiving. Just make sure they don't freeze.
#mnwx
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We dodged the snow in southern Minnesota Tuesday morning but a good soaking rain fell to the south.
Highs will ease back into the 50s this week. 🌡️
Thanksgiving weekend looks much colder!
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Highs will ease back into the 50s this week. 🌡️
Thanksgiving weekend looks much colder!
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Soaking rains fell south of MSP Tuesday morning; milder days ahead this week
Our Tuesday morning weather system produced mostly rain south of the Twin Cities. Highs in the 50s return this week.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We dodged the snow in southern Minnesota Tuesday morning but a good soaking rain fell to the south.
Highs will ease back into the 50s this week. 🌡️
Thanksgiving weekend looks much colder!
#mnwx
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Highs will ease back into the 50s this week. 🌡️
Thanksgiving weekend looks much colder!
#mnwx
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Latest forecast model runs suggest a slightly warmer system. That COULD mean more rain/sleet than snow in some areas overnight.
Lower than usual confidence forecast due to model shifts.
Winter weather advisory includes southern Twin Cities.
Good times!
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Lower than usual confidence forecast due to model shifts.
Winter weather advisory includes southern Twin Cities.
Good times!
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Winter weather advisory for (possible) sloppy snow includes southern Twin Cities
A messy weather system brings rain and possible slushy snowfall accumulations overnight into Tuesday morning. Favored accumulation zone runs from the southern Twin Cities southward to I-90.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Latest forecast model runs suggest a slightly warmer system. That COULD mean more rain/sleet than snow in some areas overnight.
Lower than usual confidence forecast due to model shifts.
Winter weather advisory includes southern Twin Cities.
Good times!
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Lower than usual confidence forecast due to model shifts.
Winter weather advisory includes southern Twin Cities.
Good times!
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And so it begins!
Slushy snow ❄️ accumulations likely overnight especially S of MSP.
NWS graphic seems reasonable given latest models.
Locally higher totals possible within the wider snow zone.
Let the games begin.
#mnwx
Slushy snow ❄️ accumulations likely overnight especially S of MSP.
NWS graphic seems reasonable given latest models.
Locally higher totals possible within the wider snow zone.
Let the games begin.
#mnwx
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
And so it begins!
Slushy snow ❄️ accumulations likely overnight especially S of MSP.
NWS graphic seems reasonable given latest models.
Locally higher totals possible within the wider snow zone.
Let the games begin.
#mnwx
Slushy snow ❄️ accumulations likely overnight especially S of MSP.
NWS graphic seems reasonable given latest models.
Locally higher totals possible within the wider snow zone.
Let the games begin.
#mnwx
Get ready for an October flashback Friday.
Bank thermometers will flash 70F in southwest Minnesota Friday afternoon. 🌡️ (and maybe the southwest Twin Cities)
Near-record warmth gives way to a cooler (but mainly dry) weekend ahead.
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Bank thermometers will flash 70F in southwest Minnesota Friday afternoon. 🌡️ (and maybe the southwest Twin Cities)
Near-record warmth gives way to a cooler (but mainly dry) weekend ahead.
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Near record warmth Friday; cooler again this weekend
A balmy air mass will bring highs to near 70 degrees in southwest Minnesota Friday afternoon.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Get ready for an October flashback Friday.
Bank thermometers will flash 70F in southwest Minnesota Friday afternoon. 🌡️ (and maybe the southwest Twin Cities)
Near-record warmth gives way to a cooler (but mainly dry) weekend ahead.
#mnwx
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Bank thermometers will flash 70F in southwest Minnesota Friday afternoon. 🌡️ (and maybe the southwest Twin Cities)
Near-record warmth gives way to a cooler (but mainly dry) weekend ahead.
#mnwx
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Fire in the sky.
What we just saw Tuesday night was a once in a lifetime northern lights event for many Minnesotans.
Here are more remarkable photos & explainers on what just happened last night.
There's a (lesser) chance we could see more tonight.
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What we just saw Tuesday night was a once in a lifetime northern lights event for many Minnesotans.
Here are more remarkable photos & explainers on what just happened last night.
There's a (lesser) chance we could see more tonight.
#mnwx
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Fire in the sky: Remarkable once in a lifetime northern lights show dazzles Minnesotans
A powerful geomagnetic storm caused one the best best northern lights displays of a lifetime for many Minnesotans. There is a chance for more northern lights Wednesday night.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Fire in the sky.
What we just saw Tuesday night was a once in a lifetime northern lights event for many Minnesotans.
Here are more remarkable photos & explainers on what just happened last night.
There's a (lesser) chance we could see more tonight.
#mnwx
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What we just saw Tuesday night was a once in a lifetime northern lights event for many Minnesotans.
Here are more remarkable photos & explainers on what just happened last night.
There's a (lesser) chance we could see more tonight.
#mnwx
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Just incredible.
Best aurora show I've ever seen in Minnesota.
Green, red, and pink curtains from horizon to directly overhead.
Surreal.
Seeing some amazing pictures tonight.
I captured this around 8:30 p.m. in Victoria, MN.
Hope you saw it!
#mnwx
#northernlights
Best aurora show I've ever seen in Minnesota.
Green, red, and pink curtains from horizon to directly overhead.
Surreal.
Seeing some amazing pictures tonight.
I captured this around 8:30 p.m. in Victoria, MN.
Hope you saw it!
#mnwx
#northernlights
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Just incredible.
Best aurora show I've ever seen in Minnesota.
Green, red, and pink curtains from horizon to directly overhead.
Surreal.
Seeing some amazing pictures tonight.
I captured this around 8:30 p.m. in Victoria, MN.
Hope you saw it!
#mnwx
#northernlights
Best aurora show I've ever seen in Minnesota.
Green, red, and pink curtains from horizon to directly overhead.
Surreal.
Seeing some amazing pictures tonight.
I captured this around 8:30 p.m. in Victoria, MN.
Hope you saw it!
#mnwx
#northernlights
We've got (northern lights) action!
Multiple reports of vivid aurora over Minnesota this evening.
I can see a faint green curtains from my location in the SW Twin Cities now.
Still may keep going tonight so check it out!
#mnwx #northernlights
Multiple reports of vivid aurora over Minnesota this evening.
I can see a faint green curtains from my location in the SW Twin Cities now.
Still may keep going tonight so check it out!
#mnwx #northernlights
November 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
We've got (northern lights) action!
Multiple reports of vivid aurora over Minnesota this evening.
I can see a faint green curtains from my location in the SW Twin Cities now.
Still may keep going tonight so check it out!
#mnwx #northernlights
Multiple reports of vivid aurora over Minnesota this evening.
I can see a faint green curtains from my location in the SW Twin Cities now.
Still may keep going tonight so check it out!
#mnwx #northernlights
What in the heck is a "Cannibal CME?" We might see the results in the sky above Minnesota Tuesday evening.
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Rare "Cannibal CME" may trigger northern lights show Tuesday evening
A northern lights show is possible above Minnesota Tuesday evening.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What in the heck is a "Cannibal CME?" We might see the results in the sky above Minnesota Tuesday evening.
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I'll never forget that wicked wind 50 years ago tonight.
I was 14 when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. Here's my perspective on the Fitz storm 50 years later. Just hit play.
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I was 14 when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. Here's my perspective on the Fitz storm 50 years later. Just hit play.
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Warming trend: Temperatures heading for the 50s once again this week
Southerly winds this week will push milder air into Minnesota as the week rolls on.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I'll never forget that wicked wind 50 years ago tonight.
I was 14 when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. Here's my perspective on the Fitz storm 50 years later. Just hit play.
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I was 14 when the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. Here's my perspective on the Fitz storm 50 years later. Just hit play.
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