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Weather chats with Mark Seeley

Intense storms drop heavy rain, large hail

Spotty, but very intense, thunderstorms set several single-day rainfall records recently. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer checked in with retired University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley about the latest wild weather.

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A slew of daily temperature, rainfall records broken in July

July brought heat and rain to much of Minnesota, breaking dozens of daily temperature and rainfall records – and on July 25-26, a rare “mega-rain” storm dropped six inches or more of rain across swaths of southern Minnesota.     
by Cathy Wurzer

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Weather chat: Hot, humid July so far

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with retired University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley about the week in weather.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Sweltering heat – and then those tornadoes

It was a hot July week across much of Minnesota, with places as far north as International Falls and Ely reporting temps in the 90s. Then on July 8, several tornadoes tore across portions of western and central Minnesota, injuring two people and leaving one dead.    
by Cathy Wurzer

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An unusually warm June so far

Meteorological summer began on June 1 with back-to-back 90 degree days in the Twin Cities — something that retired U of M meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley says has only happened three times in nearly 150 years of daily recordkeeping.
by Phil Picardi

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A windy start to June in Minnesota

An MPR News listener in Duluth wrote to ask whether June has been unusually windy in Minnesota, after observing lilac bushes and trees blowing around more — and more frequently — than in recent memory.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Wrapping up a cooler than normal May

With May in the rearview mirror, retired University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the month in weather — and what to expect from the weekend ahead.
by Cathy Wurzer

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A record-setting rainy day in May

One way to describe last Sunday’s rainfall in many parts of Minnesota? An “all-day soaker,” according to Mark Seeley.
by Cathy Wurzer

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