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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists, Paul Huttner, Sven Sundgaard and Mandy Thalhuber.

MPR News brings you the latest weather outlook, across all of Minnesota, so you can be better prepared for your day.

Tracking Thursday tornado threat

Tracking Thursday tornado threat

Be careful what you ask for? Our milder spring weather is finally here this week. Warmer spring temperatures in Minnesota bring green shoots in our landscape, and also pretty colors on the weather maps and your local Doppler radar. The next wave of low pressure, and a potent warm front moves into the Upper Midwest Read more →
by Paul Huttner

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Twin Cities ‘Tornado Swarm’ 49 years ago, severe risk returns this week

Twin Cities ‘Tornado Swarm’ 49 years ago, severe risk returns this week

Where were you 49 years ago today? If you were anywhere near the Twin Cities metro, you remember that day vividly. For me, May 6, 1965 is my first living memory. Our home was within a half mile of the path of the devastating Deephaven Tornado that day. A swarm of six tornadoes skipped across Read more →
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Spring Outbreak: Milder days, Thursday severe risk, fine Fishing Opener?

Spring Outbreak: Milder days, Thursday severe risk, fine Fishing Opener?

It finally feels like spring when you walk outside this week. Scattered rain and thunder creeps into the forecast lexicon Tuesday night, with the best chance for heavy to severe storms rolling in Thursday.
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