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January 10, 2018 6:16 AM

Shelters reach capacity in cold weather as homeless population rises

The population of people who are homeless increased for the first time since 2010, according the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and many shelters are having to turn people away.

by Samantha Raphelson

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January 10, 2018 2:14 AM

Twin Cities rides dicey edge of heavier snows Thursday

Heaviest snow zone likely to fall just southeast of Twin Cities.

by Paul Huttner

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January 9, 2018 11:39 AM

3-day January Thaw, huge model spread on Thursday snow

High degree of uncertainty remains with Thursday's snow system.

by Paul Huttner

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January 9, 2018 2:40 AM

Winter storm watch: complex Thursday snow system

Just how much snow people will get isn't clear yet. This storm has one interesting feature, an unusually narrow heavy snow band, that makes for an even higher degree of forecast difficulty than usual.

by Paul Huttner

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January 8, 2018 4:30 PM

New report shows weather disasters in 2017 cost more than $300 billion

Hurricanes, fires and even hail contributed to billions of dollars in damages. The government study also finds that it was among the warmest years on record.

by Christopher Joyce

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January 8, 2018 11:38 AM

2017 blows out U.S. extreme weather records

Three of the USA's five costliest hurricanes on record hit in 2017.

by Paul Huttner

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January 8, 2018 2:23 AM

Reliable January thaw; snow chance increasing Thursday

While the precise storm track and temperature profile are still uncertain, one model suggests possible rain to ice to a few inches of snow sweeping across Minnesota late Wednesday night into Thursday.

by Paul Huttner

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January 7, 2018 4:31 AM

Warmer than normal through Wednesday; colder with snow potential on Thursday

Our official Twin Cities temperature was 21 degrees at 10 a.m. this Sunday. The last time that we saw 20s in the Twin Cities was on Dec. 24. We could touch 30 degrees in parts of the Twin Cities metro area Sunday afternoon, and we haven’t seen highs in the 30s in the Twin Cities…

by Ron Trenda

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January 6, 2018 12:19 PM

20s Sunday afternoon; 30s to start the week

I can’t think of anyone who enjoys sub-zero temps. Saturday morning’s low of -11 completed a stretch of 9 consecutive days with below-zero low temps in the Twin Cities metro area. It’s time for the arctic chill to move out of Minnesota. We’re ready for a return to “average” Minnesota temperatures. Maybe even a few…

by Ron Trenda

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January 6, 2018 7:08 AM

East Coast set for wickedly cold weekend of sub-zero temps

The Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire predicted the mountain's highest summits could see wind chills of minus 100 degrees into Saturday.

by Associated Press

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