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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

Thursday, September 2, 2010 3:00:00 PM CDT

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cloudy

68° (20C)


Humidity: 73%
Dew point: 59° F
Winds: West at 13 mph
Barometer: 29.79 and Falling

Hennepin County Forecast

Rest of today: mostly cloudy. isolated showers and thunderstorms late in the morning...then numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. highs 70 to 75. west winds 10 to 15 mph. chance of rain 70 percent.


Tonight: breezy. mostly cloudy. a chance of showers in the evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. lows 50 to 55. west winds 15 to 25 mph. chance of rain 40 percent.


Friday: windy. mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers in the morning...then partly cloudy in the afternoon. highs around 65. northwest winds 20 to 30 mph.


Updated Thursday, September 2, 2010 9:19:00 AM CDT

Almanac


For Minneapolis on September 2

Temperatures (° F)

 

High

Low

Average:

77°

56°

Record:

97° (1937)

42° (1974)

Precipitation

Most

Largest snowfall

1.24" 1963

0.0" 1949

On this day in 1937: Severe thunderstorms over northern Minnesota, with 4.61 inches of rain dumped on Pokegama. Flooding was reported in Duluth.





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