Funnel clouds spotted in Jackson County
JACKSON — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of funnel cloud sightings during a storm that moved through the county Friday night.
Record-breaking temps reached in area
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A wet and chilly spring has given way to record high temperatures for mid-May in southern Minnesota.
RELATED CONTENTLetter: Ellsworth storm cleanup brings feelings of pride
A lot of people complain about living in a small town. Nothing to do, everybody knows your business, teenagers running around. But after the icy storm April 10 and snowstorm on the 11th, they change their minds.
RELATED CONTENTSouthwest Minnesota receives disaster declaration
Federal aid will cover 75 percent of costs incurred
WORTHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday signed a presidential disaster declaration for Nobles, Rock, Jackson, Murray and Cottonwood counties after an April 9 ice storm snapped thousands of power poles and thousands more trees.
Waiting on the weather
Farmers at the mercy of snow, drought
WORTHINGTON — In a typical year, the region’s crop producers would have had their small grains planted by early April, their corn in the ground by the end of April, and their soybeans rolling out of planters and into farm fields by the first week of May.
Editorial: City forced to make difficult choices
We knew that cleaning up after last month’s nasty weather was going to be a difficult process, notwithstanding any May 1 snowfall.
RELATED CONTENTApril showers bring May ... snows?
WORTHINGTON — No, it was not a bad dream. It really did snow on the first of May.
RELATED CONTENTEditorial: Need for disaster declaration is clear
While we’ve known for more than two weeks that damage from April’s ice storm and subsequent snowstorm was significant, it has now been officially quantified.
RELATED CONTENTApril's nasty weather took out more than just power
Employers relate details of financial losses
WORTHINGTON — When an ice storm blanketed the region earlier this month, causing rural power outages and rolling blackouts in the city, Worthington’s largest employer took a major hit to the pocketbook.
Letter: Now it's your turn to tell storm stories
During the recent visit by Governor Dayton and numerous other state and federal officials to view our storm damage, I questioned many of them as to what the most effective approach would be to encourage a disaster declaration.
RELATED CONTENTSpotter training set for Monday
WORTHINGTON — Weather spotter training will be offered at 7 p.m. Monday in the Fine Arts Theater at Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington campus.
RELATED CONTENTLetter: Don't rush to cut down city's trees
My hope is that the city takes their time with cutting down all those trees.
RELATED CONTENTEditorial: A cleanup mess
No one said cleanup from the nasty storms of nearly two weeks ago was going to be easy, but we can’t help but wonder if some of the processes in place to get federal funding are at least a little too complex.
RELATED CONTENTWorthington City Council chooses to wait on awarding of disaster, recovery bids
WORTHINGTON — In an emergency meeting Friday afternoon, the Worthington City Council tabled a decision about awarding a bid for disaster response and recovery services.
RELATED CONTENTNobles County submits damage assessment of $16.8 million
WORTHINGTON — Nobles County Administrator Tom Johnson announced Friday that Nobles County Emergency Management Director Joyce Jacobs has submitted the Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) numbers as requested to the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) following heavy snow, freezing rain and ice last week.
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