weather

Just a short time ago we had a storm that dumped some snow in the Twin Cities and gave us a reminder of how to drive and how not to drive in winter weather. Today we woke up to temperatures in the 50s and strong thunderstorms continue to train north on the I-35 corridor...

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a winter weather advisory for snow, sleet and freezing rain until 6AM Wednesday. Expect a round of wintry mix or snow this morning followed by a break during the late morning and early afternoon ... Read More ...

Showers and even a thunderstorm or two rumbled through the area Friday morning. A wind advisory is out for Dakota, Rice, Goodhue, Waseca, Steele, Faribault, Freeborn, Dodge, Mower, Olmstead and Fillmore counties that will be in effect from noon until midnight on Friday...

I ran out of reasons to put off washing windows! An annual tradition at our house and many others is to wash windows before it gets cold in the fall. Many years I am so busy trying to get the harvest and tillage finished I do not have time to help Louise with the windows...

The rain Tuesday night will put a stop to harvest for at least a couple of days, but I find myself thinking it could have been worse. We had rain gauge reports from the Faribault area of around 1 inch. Farther south and southeast the rain was much heavier...

The Faribault City Council held an emergency meeting to pass a proclamation for the city to officially be declared in a state of emergency due to flooding. Faribault Emergency Management Director Dusty Dienst told KDHL during the Midday Report after the emergency council meeting that the designation essentially means city officials may make purchases without going through the normal bidding proces

Update: The Steele County Sheriff's Office is advising no unnecessary travel because many roads are covered with water. Sand and unfilled bags are available at the City of Owatonna Public works for those who are experiencing flooding. Road closures in Rice and Steele counties: County Road 21 at 270th Street East is closed County Road 45 at the Rice and Steele County line is closed 28th Street Sout

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a flash flood watch for parts of central and southern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin from 4PM Wednesday until Thursday morning. Thunderstorms are expected to begin developing across the watch area Wednesday afternoon and continue into Thursday...

Driving over to Farmfest by Red Wood Falls I saw this cornfield. There was a hail storm that hit the Farmfest area in June. This field is just west of Morgan. I have never seen a cornfield that was so devastated by hail. Many of the bean fields had been replanted and many of the cornfields had been worked over and planted to a cover crop...

It had been about 10 days since I had been out to the farm. I planted the pea beans July 15, and with the Rice County fair last week I did not have time to stop by until Tuesday afternoon. As I approached my first farm I concentrated on the bean field...