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Bill McAuliffe

Reporter | Weather

Phone: 612-673-7646

Bill McAuliffe covers weather, climate, the emerald ash borer and general news. He was part of a team that won an Emmy award for Red River flooding coverage in 2009. He has written books for young readers on numerous topics, including a six-book series on weather, and is a volunteer adult literacy tutor.
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February Guess the Snowfall: We have a winner

Leap Day made a winner of Marnie Prochniak of Inver Grove Heights in the February Guess the Snowfall game. Prochniak’s guess...

Updated: March 02, 2012, - 07:08 AM

A tale of tow cities (Mpls., St. Paul) after recent snowfall

Impound lot opens for the season in St. Paul, but not in Minneapolis

Updated: March 01, 2012, - 07:57 PM

Storm leaves behind joy for moisture

Meteorological spring begins hopefully, with precipitation taking a healthy swipe at statewide drought that began last summer.

Updated: February 29, 2012, - 11:16 PM

Snow, dozens of crashes snarl morning commute

As of 6 a.m. there had been 84 crashes on state highways, with 71 coming in the metro area. The top speed on metro freeways was about 35 mph -- before traffic picked up.

Updated: February 29, 2012, - 07:59 AM

Winter in form of wet blanket

Metro area could get 3 to 6 inches of snow, and more to the north.

Updated: February 28, 2012, - 07:15 AM

Latest weather radar: 'Doppler on steroids'

The forecast for Aug. 19, 2009, called for cloudy and unseasonably cool conditions, with the possibility of thunderstorms. Nothing like the steamy swirl that can spawn tornadoes.

Updated: February 25, 2012, - 09:59 PM

Weather Service backing off from fractional crest predictions

Concerned about floods that defy even sophisticated models, National Weather Service officials are moving toward incorporating levels of uncertainty into their forecasts

Updated: February 19, 2012, - 09:01 PM