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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
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

Almanac

For Minneapolis on February 10

	High	Low
Temperatures (° F)
Average:	25°	8°
Record:	47° (1977)	-23° (1899)

Most	Largest snowfall
Precipitation
0.60" 1898	4.3" 1954

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

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