Weather and Climate News

Hurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after battering southeast Caribbean islands
Hurricane Beryl is nearing Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, and forecast to make landfall on Wednesday. Officials there have declared a "major disaster area" and implemented an island-wide curfew.
Glorious Wednesday; severe storms possible on July Fourth
After a beautiful Wednesday, Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches look likely across much of southern Minnesota Thursday into Friday morning. There is a slight risk for severe storms across much of southern Minnesota on Thursday.
25 years after Boundary Waters blowdown, a changed forest and vivid memories
July 4 is the 25th anniversary of the Boundary Waters blowdown, when winds up to 100 miles per hour tore through the canoe wilderness. A quarter century later, the forest is changed and memories of the event remain fresh.
Go with the flow: Minnesota towns see success replacing aging dams with rock rapids
In about 75 Minnesota locations, old dams have been removed and replaced with staircase-like rapids designed to allow the river to flow more freely and to avoid costly dam repairs — or worse, a collapse.
‘Minnesotans are resilient’: Flooding assessments continue; Walz visits flood-damaged Rapidan Dam site
Gov. Tim Walz visited the site of the Rapidan Dam and updated residents on flooding relief as well as conditions of the County Road 9 bridge after suffering damages from the raging floodwaters.