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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
Friday, July 3, 2009 9:00:00 PM CDT
cloudy
76° (24C) Humidity: 57% Dew point: 60° F Winds: West at 3 mph Barometer: 30.05 and Steady

Hennepin County Forecast

Tonight: mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. lows 55 to 60. north winds 5 mph. chance of rain 40 percent.

Independence day: partly cloudy. a 20 percent chance of showers in the morning. highs 75 to 80. north winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday night: partly cloudy. lows around 60. northwest winds 10 mph.

Updated Friday, July 3, 2009 3:16:00 PM CDT

Almanac

For Minneapolis on July 3

	High	Low
Temperatures (° F)
Average:	83°	62°
Record:	100° (1949)	47° (1967)

Most	Largest snowfall
Precipitation
2.40" 1903	0.0" 1949

On this day in 1947: Tornadoes hit Marshall and Polk Counties.

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