Heavy rains in Minnesota this week might worsen the flood situation. Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois discuss last week’s snowstorm, the prospects for midweek rains, deadly tornadoes in the Deep South, the kind of/sort of Severe Weather Awareness Week and the power of the mid-April Sun.

A snowstorm is on the way that forecast models indicate could deliver 10-20 inches of snow to some parts of Minnesota. Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois discuss this potentially historic storm. And oh, by the way, it’s also Severe Weather Awareness Week in Minnesota.

The dry weather pattern is continuing, and that’s good news for the parts of the state that are experiencing flooding. This week, climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois discuss the floods, the 21st anniversary of the Comfrey/St. Peter tornado, the amazing special effects that created the tornado in the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie, and the reasons why spring is prime severe weather time.

Parts of Minnesota are experiencing flooding, but the recent spate of dry weather is providing welcome relief. Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois discuss how the lack of precipitation is mitigating flooding, the long-term spring flood outlook, what happened to El Nino, a devastating cyclone in Mozambique, and a recent climate conference in Duluth.