Our News

After looking through my footage, it appears a brief tornado touchdown can be seen as a funnel rapidly develops from a wall cloud near Norcross, MN around 3:17pm on Friday, August 20, 2021. I have passed this footage along to NWS Grand Forks and will update the description should this become a confirmed tornado. #mnwx

I think we have a biggest hailstone of the day award going to this one taken by a family near Appleton, MN. Wow, this has to be around 3″ in diameter which is about the size of a teacup! #mnwx #hail I think we have a biggest hailstone of the day award going to this …

A nice (cold air?) shelf cloud in Saint Cloud MN #mnwx A nice (cold air?) shelf cloud in Saint Cloud MN #mnwx pic.twitter.com/GZRqMKvlKC — Chris_Wicklund (@Wicky_dubs_WX) September 4, 2021

Recent rainfall led to a one category improvement on the latest Drought Monitor update across much of the region. However, it will still take quite a bit of rainfall in Sep-Oct to markedly improve drought conditions in most of Minnesota. More at Drought Packet – MPX (weather.gov) Recent rainfall led to a one category improvement …

The perks of adopting EPDM membranes for roofing and waterproofing are evident. The material does have significant limits, even though its benefits outweigh its drawbacks. Many of the major challenges with EPDM roofs, on the other hand, are caused by poor or improper installation. This is why any roof installation requires the services of a …

If you are wondering if you can build a deck on a TPO roof, the answer to such a question is simply yes. A deck built on top of a TPO roof is quite similar to a deck built on top of a concrete patio. Because they are not anchored in place as a stand-alone …