Tornadoes

Soundset 2012 captured in vivid new video

Related:Soundset review, 2012Soundset photos, 2012Soundset 2012 evacuated amid tornado watchThe majesty and the drama of Soundset 2012 gets a reverent treatment in a new video featuring some of the main stages' highlights and a bounty of hip-hop fans. Captured with some high-end equipment this is an ... More >>

John Fruetel appointed to chief of Minneapolis Fire Department

John Fruetel will succeed former fire chief Alex Jackson, who retired earlier this year amid criticism. ​John Fruetel, a longtime Minneapolis firefighter, was officially appointed to chief of the department today after a unanimous vote from the City Council. The appointment of Fruetel (that's ... More >>

KRS-One headlining North Minneapolis tornado benefit with Slum Village, Toki Wright

​KRS-One is coming to Minneapolis on Tuesday, July 19 to headline First Avenue, and it's for a great cause: The Bronx-based influential rapper is joining a strong lineup of hip-hop artists like Detroit's Slum Village, Chicago's Da Black Pearll and the Twin Cities' own Toki Wright and Truthmaze to ... More >>

Minneapolis tornado "exclusion zone" map and details

Tony WebsterStay out of North Minneapolis so emergency crews can do their jobs.​The trail of destruction left by yesterday's tornado in North Minneapolis is going to take a while to clear. More than 100 homes are damaged, power lines are down, gas leaks have been reported, trees are uprooted ... More >>

Tim Pawlenty strangely silent on tornado damage to Minnesota

This man has better things to do than worry about a national disaster in his home state.​Look, we know Tim Pawlenty has more important things to worry about than the death and destruction in North Minneapolis--what with his presidential campaign kicking off today and all--but would it kill him to ... More >>

April snow again? You betcha. Four inches predicted Tuesday

Springtime in Minnesota.​This is the winter that just won't let go. A winter storm watch is in effect, and the Twin Cities could see could see four inches of snow on the ground Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Another storm at the end of the week has a chance to throw snow our way, too.

Mayfly cloud clogs weather radar

Look. Up there in the sky. Is it a tornado? A hail storm? No, it's Mayflies. A plague of Mayflies. So many, in fact, that they were showing up on national weather radar as a cloud stretching from Winona down into Iowa. Experts call this kind of event, when the bugs morph into adults, an "emergence." ... More >>

35 tornadoes in Minnesota on Thursday [UPDATED] [VIDEOS]

Screen shot via YouTube​Although the Twin Cities were largely spared any major damage, NOAA reports that 35 tornadoes struck Minnesota Thursday evening, part of a storm system that produced more than 60 twisters across the upper midwest. MPR's Paul Huttner says this may mark a record in Minnes ... More >>

The Gay Storm warning to Lutherans

A baptist pastor thinks the tornado was a gentle warning to the Lutherans about homosexuality.

Photos: Electric Fetus, neighborhood tornado damage

An update on the status of the Electric Fetus damages.

Austin hit with up to 5 tornados, mayor says

A late Wednesday night storm in Austin, Minn, left at least one person injured and potentially $1 million in damage from up to five tornadoes, says the city's mayor.

Downright tornadic...

Stumbling into the New Year

Screw Dick Clark. Let's jump in front of a train and punch a cop!