Hazy Sun, Low 80’s in Twin Cities Minnesotans who have relatives on the East or West Coast (I have both) know the drill: whenever there’s a tornado (or blizzard) somewhere in the Midwest, we invariably get a worried call. “I just was just checking to make sure you were OK,” they’ll say. “The storms...Read More
Define, “Extreme Cold” There’s a simple reason you seldom see Realtor open houses in Minnesota in January cancelled due to cold: there’s no guaranty it will be warmer a week later. Case in point: exactly one week ago, when my client and I were wavering due to local temps in the single digits. We went...Read More
Collective Plane Cheers — and Groans As a lifelong Minnesotan (with some interruptions living on the East and West Coast), I can report returning to the Twin Cities when the local temperature was minus 20° (Jan., 1977); during a blizzard (Feb., 1995); and many, many other occasions when boarding the plane to come home required a...Read More
Blizzards & Tornadoes Suddenly Not So Daunting I’ve got to assume that I’m not the only area resident who suddenly feels a little less put upon by this season’s seemingly endless snow and winter. While the Twin Cities may suffer from blizzards and subzero temperatures — and areas abutting rivers habitually risk flooding, especially this year —...Read More
Twin Cities Weekend Weather Forecast Normally, I check when the Vikings are playing before I schedule my Sunday open house(s). However, this weekend, that’s trumped by a forecasted blizzard developing tonight and intensifying Saturday. Conditions are supposed to improve Sunday — but the high temperature then is only supposed to reach zero. All in all,...Read More
