severe weather

At about 11 AM today, the National Weather Service reported a water spout 2 miles off park point.  A waterspout is a tornado that appears over water, and is generally not as strong as tornadoes over land.

Severe weather season is here, and we're bound to see our fair share of thunderstorms through the course of the summer. While we all accept the possibility of severe thunderstorms as part of the season, there seems to be a perception that the Duluth/Superior area is impervious to tornadoes for some reason. Maybe it's the big hill "shielding us", maybe it's being "up north" and