Wind gusts around the Twin Ports and areas of Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin saw impressive wind gusts on Sunday, as a storm moved to the east.
We live near the lake. If you're not from around here, that's short for saying we live next to Lake Superior, the largest ice cube in the world. We have become accustomed to the chillier temperatures near the lake, but what happened on June 4th, 2017 was ridiculous.
We have had several windy days in a row and according to our WDIO Storm Team meteorologists, we have several more to come. I have always gauged how windy it is outside by the rockin' and rollin' of the water in the toilets inside, but never really knew why or how that can happen. Curiosity got the best of me and we now have the answer.
Even if you haven't been outside today, it's pretty easy to see (or hear) it has been super windy. Forecasted wind gusts around 40 mph and dry, warm air have actually prompted the National Weather Service to post red flag warnings for much of the area. That said, how windy has it been today so far?
While the Twin Ports has seen a few cold days so far this winter, a stretch of days in the near future will see temperatures well below those seen so far.
Today was "one of those days." You know the kind of day- where things just don't seem to go right for you. At the risk of sounding like a whiner, I'll tell you about my day. At this point all I can do is shrug my shoulders and chuckle. It started off actually last night with insomnia. I'm not sure if it was stress or the fact that I fell asleep in my recliner yesterday afternoon for a
I have always gauged how windy it is outside by the rockin' and rollin' of the water in the toilets inside....never really knew why that happens. Curiosity got the best of me...after research, Mat Soniak, on Mental Floss.com has our answer.