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Has "Ball Lightning" ever occurred in Minnesota?

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Ball Lightning is a rare, mysterious glowing blob associated with thunderstorms under the right conditions. The National Weather Service cited one report in a house near St. Cloud on June 8, 1973. It was described as "dancing around... leaving bullet-sized holes in walls and larger holes in ceilings."


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Currently in Minneapolis

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST

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clear

16° (-9C)


Humidity: 74%
Dew point: 9° F
Winds: North West at 5 mph
Barometer: 30.18 and Rising

Hennepin County Forecast

Rest of tonight: colder. partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. lows around zero. north winds 10 to 15 mph.


Wednesday: mostly sunny. highs around 20. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.


Wednesday night: mostly clear. lows 5 below to zero. west winds 5 mph shifting to the south after midnight.


Updated Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:03:00 PM CST

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For Minneapolis on February 10

Temperatures (° F)

 

High

Low

Average:

25°

Record:

47° (1977)

-23° (1899)

Precipitation

Most

Largest snowfall

0.60" 1898

4.3" 1954

On this day in 1865: Snowstorm dumps 15 inches of snow at Duluth over two days.