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- There's a threat of snow for Thursday/Friday, with the NWS saying, "Unsettled Thursday and Friday, with light snow, though it only looks to amount to up to 4 inches of accumulation." Of course most Minnesota Forecaster devotees are hoping for more. Cue the discussion.
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- Creating a :30 promo video for Rice County Skywarn leveraging OpenAI’s Sora 2I hope you’ll enjoy this commentary and some of my ramblings about OpenAI’s Sora 2, in the quest of using it to create a simple :30 promotional video for Rice County Skywarn. Bottom Line: “You are the human that knows how to use the tools. No different than a carpenter. Anyone can go and buy… Read more: Creating a :30 promo video for Rice County Skywarn leveraging OpenAI’s Sora 2
- The Rice County Skywarn Streaming Channel is now live!A fun side project I’ve been working on! Using the OBS Broadcaster, PowerShell, Batch Scripting, and a program that launches it all on a rotating time schedule! Here is an example of how this all looks during a severe weather event: Original Post: The Rice County Skywarn Streaming Channel is now live! Thanks for all… Read more: The Rice County Skywarn Streaming Channel is now live!
- Free training for new Skywarn storm spotters offered in person, virtuallyWow, we got a great article promoting the upcoming Skywarn training classes in the Faribault Daily News! If you haven’t been re-certified in a while, now is your chance! Sogn Valley Skywarn is offering 2 in-person classes in Goodhue and Kenyon, and another virtual class. Read about them at Rice County Skywarn at https://skywarn.us/training The… Read more: Free training for new Skywarn storm spotters offered in person, virtually
- Nice cloud rotationNice cloud rotation nearly right overhead tonight as a line of thunderstorms moved through! It must have been an associated downburst that caused a LOT of mature tree damage in North Alexander park, and over by the King Mill Dam. Power was out in the northern part of Faribault for about 4 hours.
- Faribault Woolen Mill Dam failure and subsequent patchingThe City of Faribault, Minnesota – City Government Facebook wrote: DAMAGE TO DAM: City of Faribault crews are currently working to stabilize flood-related erosion on the north side of the dam located next to the Faribault Mill, south of Slevin Park. While the full extent of damages will not be entirely clear until water fully… Read more: Faribault Woolen Mill Dam failure and subsequent patching
- Faribault, MN – Straight River Flooding Scene – The Next DayFaribault Scene as of 7 a.m. 6/22 – 2nd Avenue Road Closure near the Fairgrounds, Cannon River Reservoir at Father Slevin Park, Straight River/Cannon River Reservoir at the Faribault Woolen Mills, Straight River at Fleckenstein Park, Urban flooding near the American Legion, River flowing over Union Pacific Railroad, Straight River at Teepee Tonka Park, Lowland… Read more: Faribault, MN – Straight River Flooding Scene – The Next Day
- Faribault, MN – Straight River Flooding SceneFaribault Scene as of 2:30 p.m. – Straight River/Cannon River Reservoir at the Faribault Woolen Mills, Straight River at Fleckenstein Park, Straight River at Teepee Tonka Park.
- “Trapped by a Tornado”, KSTP’s Dave Dahl, April 26, 1996We’ve learned a lot about tornadoes in severe weather in the past 28 years, and thus I’m posting this primarily as a “what never to do” video. There are several quotes and pieces of video in these clips that will give any modern storm chaser anxiety. 1:45 – Chasing on an Interstate highway, with no… Read more: “Trapped by a Tornado”, KSTP’s Dave Dahl, April 26, 1996
- I hit the Northern Lights jackpot!Definitely hit the Northern Lights jackpot tonight! These were all taken near Winjum’s Shady Acres Resort just west of Faribault.
- Tornado Season: Here’s how to stay safe, vigilantRice County’s new Emergency Manager Joe Johnson, as well as Rice County Skywarn, got a good write-up in today’s Faribault Daily News on how to stay safe and vigilant during tornado season. Give it a read!
- County Skywarn leader fills in local temp record gapsIt was a pleasure sitting down with Colton this afternoon to describe a little of what we’re all about at Rice County Skywarn!
- The Tornado SirenThe “tornado siren”. Today, they are almost exclusively used to warn residents of a community, while they are outdoors, of hazardous weather events. But they weren’t always used for that. During the cold war in the 1950s, sirens were acquired and installed by Civil Defense agencies throughout the country as part of Harry Truman’s Civil… Read more: The Tornado Siren
- Initial damage survey driving west of Faribault on County Road 38 – Part 2 of 2
- Initial damage survey driving west of Faribault on County Road 38 – Part 1 of 2
- Faribault severe storm as it comes inA camera on a mast located on top of Jefferson Elementary School in Faribault, Minnesota pointing north captures the high wind event that caused damage throughout Southern Minnesota on September 20, 2018.These were likely straight-line winds but the National Weather Service is still surveying the aftermath a week later.