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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
Saturday, July 31, 2010 11:00:00 AM CDT
cloudy
75° (24C) Humidity: 76% Dew point: 67° F Winds: North West at 3 mph Barometer: 29.91 and Rising

Hennepin County Forecast

Rest of today: partly cloudy. highs 80 to 85. northwest winds around 5 mph.

Tonight: mostly clear. lows around 65. west winds 5 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.

Sunday: partly cloudy. a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. highs around 85. south winds 10 to 15 mph. chance of rain 20 percent.

Updated Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:24:00 AM CDT

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For Minneapolis on July 31

	High	Low
Temperatures (° F)
Average:	83°	62°
Record:	105° (1988)	47° (1924)

Most	Largest snowfall
Precipitation
0.79" 1911	0.0" 1949

On this day in 1858: Hail the size of fruit cups 1 mile to the east of Forest City. The hail stones weighed 2 3/4 oz.

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