Minnesota's first air quality alert of 2024 was issued. Here's the harm wildfire smoke can cause.
A hazy city skyline and quiet sidewalk strip tell part of the story up north in Canada, where dozens of wildfires rage.
Lisa has been fascinated by the weather all her life. She grew up watching Midwest thunderstorms in her hometown in northwest Indiana. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology with a minor in mathematics from Valparaiso University. She also obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, and has the American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designation, as well as a NWA Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association.
While at Valparaiso, she was the founding Chief Meteorologist for their college TV station VUTV, President of the Northwest Indiana American Meteorological Society/National Weather Association, and active member of the Valparaiso University Storm Intercept Team (VUSIT). Part of her involvement with the storm chase team included a 10-day convective field study in which she chased storms across the plains traveling 5,626 miles through seven states seeing her first tornado!
Before making it back to the Midwest, Lisa previously worked for CBS affiliates in Sacramento, West Texas and Central Illinois.
A hazy city skyline and quiet sidewalk strip tell part of the story up north in Canada, where dozens of wildfires rage.
More than 80 active wildfires burning across Canada are sending wildfire smoke back to Minnesota and Wisconsin Sunday. The smoke has prompted an air quality alert for all of Minnesota — the first of 2024.
The Twin Cities have a toasty Mother's Day on tap, and spotty storms will return to southern Minnesota Sunday afternoon.
Wednesday will bring more warmth and sunshine, plus a chance of evening storms.
After a sunny and warm start to Tuesday, storms will roll across southern Minnesota.
There will be a break in the rain action for the rest of Monday, but more drought relief is on the way in southern Minnesota Tuesday afternoon and into the night.
Another round of rain has arrived in the Twin Cities Sunday, and our unsettled pattern is here to stay.
After a sunny start to Tuesday, more clouds and showers will arrive in the Twin Cities by midday.
After a dry morning in the Twin Cities, wind and warmth will increase as the day goes on, with a forecasted high of 68 degrees.
Sunday's sunny skies and seasonable temperatures are enough to make it a #Top10WxDay.
Rain showers will wrap up from west to east Wednesday afternoon.
Much of Minnesota will see multiple rounds of rain, and potentially even thunderstorms, on Tuesday.
Monday will be a mild day with some spotty showers possible in parts of Minnesota, but the real soaker of a system arrives Tuesday.
The sunshine is back with calmer winds and slightly cooler highs in the mid-70s. This is the first #Top10WxDay of the year.
More showers are in the forecast for the Twin Cities on Monday.