June 18, 2010 - MPR’s Tim Nelson reports on the damage, death, and havoc left behind after tornadoes struck areas of southern Minnesota. The severe weather knocked out power and devastated a handful of farms near Albert Lea. For some, their livelihoods were all but wiped out by the storm.
June 18, 2010 - MPR’s Tom Crann talks with meteorologist Paul Huttner about dozens of tornadoes that swept across the state on June 17th. Huttner details what transpired to create the conditions for such an extreme weather scenario.
August 12, 2010 - MPR’s Bob Kelleher reports from the shore of Lake Superior, where the water has reached record high temperatures during the summer of 2010. Kelleher talks with officials on what is causing the warm water and its potential impact.
September 23, 2010 - MPR’s Elizabeth Baier reports on flooding conditions in Owatonna and Medford, where heavy rains and flash flooding inundated streets, as residents and officials prepared for more torrential rains overnight.
December 13, 2010 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Bill Lester, executive director of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, about the status of Metrodome after roof collapse from heavy snow on December 12, 2010.
May 23, 2011 - MPR’s Tom Crann interviews Sarah Heller, who lives in the Webber-Camden neighborhood in northwest Minneapolis, where a deadly tornado struck. Heller recounts the actual tornado and the wreckage it left in its wake.
May 23, 2011 - MPR’s Cathy Wurzer and Brandt Williams discuss the scene in North Minneapolis the morning after a tornado struck that part of the city. Williams describes the damage and other impacts he’s witnessed in the devastated neighborhood.
May 23, 2011 - MPR’s Rupa Shenoy visits the scene in North Minneapolis just after a tornado went through and speaks with residents about their experiences as the storm struck. Report also includes comment from Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Ryabak.
May 23, 2011 - MPR’s Jess Mador reports on the tornado that struck North Minneapolis, leaving a wide swath of destruction in its wake. City officials and residents try to absorb what happened and what to do next.
May 27, 2011 - MPR’s Lorna Benson presents a minute-by-minute look at how the tornado warning system in Minnesota worked during last Sunday's tornado and storms that hit hard in north Minneapolis.