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Bill McAuliffe

December snow? I'm saying 7.3 inches

I put on my special snow-predicting cap to come up with that figure. But all it really takes to predict how much snow we’ll get this winter is to play Guess the Snowfall. Send an e-mail to snowfall@startribune.com with your guess, …
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Lew Wurdeman : So far, a glancing blow

So far this storm has been a non-factor...cold enough for a fall coat, windy and wet enough to be a nuisance, Yesterday there was .16" of rain but it wasn't as cold. Today so …
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Mike Robokoff : Happy Thanksgiving!

Current Milaca Conditions Updated: 6:55am on 11/26/09 Currently: 29.0° Overcast Low:29.0° (6:49am) High:31.8° (12:00am) Wind: 4 mph from …
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Northwest/central

Joan McKinnon : No News is Good News

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Clipper Season is Here!

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Last update: November 3, 2009 - 2:25 PM

Alberta Clippers are a class of storms that come out of western Canada.

These systems typically generate a band of light to moderate rain and snow.

They also produce rapid temperature changes especially across the northern Great Plains. Furthermore, winds on the southern flank of one of these storms can be quite strong. Every once in a while, an Alberta Clipper will track a little farther south to find new life along the mid-Atlantic coast. Some powerful nor'easters have occurred in this fashion.

Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist John Kocet.

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