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High Fire Danger, Burn Permits Suspended

Submitted by Chris Kuball, Storm Tracker 6 Meteorologist

Monday, April 9th, 2012, 7:14am

High Fire Danger, Burn Permits Suspended

     There's an elevated fire risk for much of Minnesota. Red Flag warnings are in place for much of south Minnesota and northwest Iowa
     It's blamed on low humidity and high winds. Winds will be breezy for the next couple days with gusts towards 35 mph.
     Any burning outside of a recreational camp fire is strongly discouraged and with any burning, extreme care will be needed.

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Warmest March Ever... By a Long-Shot!

Submitted by Chris Kuball, Storm Tracker 6 Meteorologist

Monday, April 2nd, 2012, 7:30am

March 2012 was the warmest all time by nearly seven full degrees! The average temperature for the month (both highs and lows) was 49.7°

Second is now 1910 at 42.9°. Normal is near the freezing point!

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Gusty Winds Accompany Monday's Storms

Submitted by Chris Kuball, Storm Tracker 6 Meteorologist

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012, 7:40am

Today marks the official start of spring. But already, a few places got their first taste of severe weather on their final day of winter.
Damage reports are not widespread but there were some reports of roofs torn off and power knocked in Elysian, that's northeast of the local area near Mankato.

Closer to home, a few communities saw strong winds. A wind gust of 58 mph was reported at the airport in Rochester Intl. Airport. 63 mph was recorded in Mason City.

A semi was toppled by winds near Dexter.

Two miles north of Albert Lea a grain bin was shifted off it's foundation by strong winds. It's pictured above.

In Glenville, a power pole fire caused an outage for nearly 400 people.

Also tree limbs in a few communities sustained some damage.

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Record Highs to Fall

Submitted by Chris Kuball, Storm Tracker 6 Meteorologist

Monday, March 12th, 2012, 7:20am

Much of the upper midwest broke record high temperatures yesterday. Locally Rochester hit 63° breaking the old record of 60° set back in 1990. While we won't break any records today it is possible to set them each day after, on into the weekend.

Here's a look at record highs for a few local cities out for the rest of the week.

Tuesday: Forecast : 66°

Austin: 62° (1996)
Charles City: 68° (1998)
Decorah: 72° (1990)
Rochester: 63° (1990)
Winona: 64° (1995)

Wednesday: Forecast : 71°

Austin: 60° (1990)
Charles City: 73° (2003)
Decorah: 67° (1990)
Rochester: 70° (1910)
Winona: 69° (1995)

Thursday: Forecast : 68°

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Construction Worker Fall Blamed on Snow

Submitted by Chris Kuball, Storm Tracker 6 Meteorologist

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012, 8:36am

The snow is blamed for putting a construction worker in the hospital in critical condition
The 30 year old man fell from a roof Monday morning at a building under construction at Quarry Ridge Apartments in Rochester.

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M.C. Alternate Side Parking Suspended

Submitted by Phenda Varnie on Monday, January 30th, 11:24 am

The Alternate Side Parking ordinance and Emergency Snow Route are suspended until further notice, effictive 4:00 p.m. Monday, January 30, 2012.

Citizens should stay tuned to local media outlets to receive notification if the ordinance will be reinstated. The information is also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on the City’s website at www.masoncity.net or via the alternate side parking telephone line (641) 424-7188.

When possible, it is the intent of the City to provide a 48 hour advance notice in the event a significant snow event is forecast. In any event, the City will try to provide as much advance notice as possible.

For additional information, contact City Administrator Brent Trout at (641) 421-2701.

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Oceans Point to Warm End to Winter

Submitted by Chris Kuball, Storm Tracker 6 Meteorologist

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012, 9:01am

The weather we see every day greatly depends on a lot of things. One of those is ocean temperatures in various regions across the world. The most common one you've likely heard of is El Niño and La Niña. The two occur in the equatorial waters of the Pacific Ocean. When waters are warmer than normal it is considered an El Niño year. Conversely, cooler waters compared to normal make a La Niña year. This winter we are currently seeing a La Niña setup which usually leads to cooler temperatures in our region of the country, which so far this winter has not been the case. Only four of the 20 La Niñas since 1949 have lead to cooler than normal temperatures in our region.

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