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    April 15, 2018
    Weekend snow: It isn’t over yet
    WILLMAR – Some impressive snowfall amounts are being reported in west central Minnesota following Saturday’s day-long blizzard. The National...
    news/weatherApril 15, 2018 - 8:19am
    April 14, 2018
    Photo credit: Minnesota Department of Transportation
    No travel advised for southwest Minnesota
    WILLMAR – Winter storm conditions have been spotty this weekend in west central Minnesota, with less snow than initially predicted in some...
    news/weatherApril 14, 2018 - 9:09am
    April 3, 2018
    Snow continues falling Tuesday morning along Business 71 South in Willmar. Christie Steffel / Tribuneplay button
    It's a snow day ... share your photos or video
    The snowfall began early Tuesday and is expected to continue into the evening. Share your snow photos by sending them to: news@wctrib.com....
    news/weatherApril 3, 2018 - 11:45am
    March 6, 2018
    Erica Dischino / TribuneA truck drives on Highway 12 in Willmar Tuesday morning after the snowstorm the previous night.
    Impressive snow totals for west central Minn. Willmar gets 8.6 inches
    WILLMAR — Snowfall amounts were generally in the 4-8 inch range in west central Minnesota, following a storm Monday that lingered into...
    news/weatherMarch 6, 2018 - 3:59pm
    March 5, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune A city of Willmar snowplow drives west on the 300 block of Trott Avenue Southwest in Willmar, clearing the roads during the snowstorm Monday afternoon. The late-winter storm brought everything from freezing rain to snow throughout Monday, and blustery winds added to difficult travel conditions across much of Minnesota.
    March lion roars: Slow-moving storm delivers sleet, thunder ice, graupel, heavy snow and wind
    WILLMAR — The roar of the March lion was heard across the state Monday as a late-winter storm hit, leaving a sheen of frozen rain on roads...
    news/weatherMarch 5, 2018 - 6:54pm
    January 19, 2018
    Chad Van Laecken dumps a load of salt from his bobcat while Josh Frost, center, sprays the salt with a chemical byproduct of rum and vodka that makes for a more efficient deicer than standard salt and sand. (Matt Gade / Forum News Service)
    Melting Mitchell's ice: SD company takes de-icing to new level
    MITCHELL — Chad Van Laecken swears he can hear ice talking. The ice "snaps and pops" every time Van Laecken spreads his specialized de-icing...
    newsJanuary 19, 2018 - 5:25pm
    January 11, 2018
    Swimming and Diving: Storm downs Cardinals
    WILLMAR — Sauk Rapids stormed ahead in the pool for a 101-83 win over Willmar on Thursday night. The Storm took first place in nine out of the 12 events on the night. Willmar's Garrett Shuldes took first place in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 22.80 seconds and Jon Arends...
    sportsJanuary 11, 2018 - 10:58pm
    November 1, 2017
    Pedestrians navigate debris from storm damage on the road at Brighton Beach in Duluth Saturday morning. Large waves from Friday's storm washed large areas of the road into the park. Clint Austin / Forum News Serviceplay button
    Duluth to seek state aid for Lake Superior storm damage
    DULUTH, Minn.—After extensive assessment, Duluth city staff members have determined damage from Friday's storm caused enough damage to...
    newsNovember 1, 2017 - 8:53pm
    September 28, 2017
    Carolyn Lange / Tribune Cole Tensen, his wife and two young children evacuated their upstairs bedroom shortly before a large tree crashed into their Belgrade home during a storm last week. National Weather Service meteorologists confirmed a total of six tornadoes overnight Sept. 19 and Sept. 20, five of them in west central Minnesota.
    Five tornadoes ripped across west central Minnesota last week
    WILLMAR — The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has confirmed that a series of five tornadoes swept across west central Minnesota...
    newsSeptember 28, 2017 - 7:15pm
    September 25, 2017
    Carolyn Lange / TribuneThe Belgrade Fire Department worked to remove an uprooted tree that had fallen on a house after a powerful storm ripped through the area early Wednesday morning.The National Weather Service said meteorologists are on the scene to determine if the damage was caused by straight line winds or a tornado.
    Early morning storm packs a punch: Farms, trees, city streets, power lines and a house of worship are damaged
    BELGRADE — Leaning against a wagon filled with items salvaged from his demolished farm shed, Darrel Henry looks across the road where all...
    newsSeptember 25, 2017 - 8:08am
    September 21, 2017
    Tribune photo Kandiyohi County native Carolyn Mankell Sowinski, of Germantownm Maryland, recently published “Almost Saved, But Lost.”
    'Almost Saved, But Lost' details snowstorm: New London native publishes book on 1873 blizzard that killed 12 people in Kandiyohi County
    NEW LONDON — For three days in January 1873 a severe snowstorm struck the Dakota Territory, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. When it was...
    entertainmentSeptember 21, 2017 - 9:35am
    September 20, 2017
    Storm uproots trees and downs power lines in west central Minnesota
    BELGRADE – A strong storm rolled across west central Minnesota early Wednesday morning, uprooting trees, downing power lines and causing structural...
    newsSeptember 20, 2017 - 1:54pm
    July 21, 2017
    Jesse Murray (left) works together with his father-in-law Larry Tureson, both of Duluth, to pull a mass of tree limbs from their trailer on July 23, 2016, at the city of Rice Lake's brush drop-off site on Martin Road. The city opened the temporary drop-off site to help residents deal with debris from the July 21, 2016 storm. (Forum News Service file photo)
    Reflections on the storm, one year later
    DULUTH — Duluth Mayor Emily Larson had been on the job for just over six months when the storm hit. On July 21, 2016, she was on vacation...
    newsJuly 21, 2017 - 8:03pm
    Many trees in Duluth's Hartley Park were knocked down by the July 21, 2016 storm. Forum News Service file photo.
    Fire danger grew in Duluth-area's storm's wake
    DULUTH, Minn. — When winds clocked at 80 and even 100 mph ravaged trees across southern St. Louis County just before dawn one year ago...
    newsJuly 21, 2017 - 7:15am
    July 18, 2017
    Ominous storm clouds formed Monday, July 17, over Osakis, Minn. Contributed photo / Forum News Service
    Storms rip through Minnesota for second time in 6 days
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Tornado sirens sounded Monday night, July 17, as a severe thunderstorm rumbled through Douglas County. There were...
    news/weatherJuly 18, 2017 - 10:44am
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