Cory Rothstein News Today

Sightings of the aurora borealis were reported across the West and Midwest overnight as space weather experts tracked an intensifying geomagnetic storm.

Extreme drought conditions are in effect for all of Aitkin, Cass and Crow Wing counties, and for portions of Mille Lacs, Morrison, Todd and Wadena counties.

The statewide annual tornado drill will be 10 a.m. March 7.

Heres how rain, snowfall and average temperature in 2022 compared to years past.

National Weather Service teams are working throughout western Kentucky in the aftermath of a deadly tornado system passing through the region this weekend.

Tuesday brought record-breaking weather across the Ozarks. Along with biting temperatures, the Springfield area experienced the most snow accumulation it has seen on April 20 since 1918, said Cory Rothstein, meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “This was the kind of snow that’s not really impactful on roadways,” he said in a phone interview. “Most of the accumulation was on elevated surfaces like decks and then also on grassy areas.” The National Weather Service Springfiel...