The aerial shot above shows a 1/3 mile stretch along 15th St E in Tuscaloosa from before the tornado went through in April 2011. Carly and I walked along this street on our way to the University of Alabama on New Years Eve. Here’s what things looked like 8 months after the tornado: This is [...]
I’m not saying it was hot today. I’m just saying that my receipt pulled a chameleon move after sitting on my car’s seat in the sun all day.
I twittered this the other day: Then Katie twittered this: So, what does it sound like? Turn up your speakers for a sample from West River Rd at -17F degrees: Let it be noted that I did stop at the stop sign while switching hands with my camera so I could change gears. And I [...]
John Moe moved to St. Paul 10 months ago, and is catching onto the fact that talking about the weather never grows old for Minnesotans. In fact, John talks about people talking about the weather for the first three of 26 points he makes about adjusting to his new environment: 1. Weather is a huge [...]
Where do Minnesota’s biggest weather junkies live? One way to find out is to look at which zip codes are getting the most weather searches on Google. Google’s Suggest feature helps guide us toward which zips are popular among weather checking addicts: Drilling down, here is what the 554– zips around Minneapolis look like: And [...]
While I write this, it’s super windy outside. Windy enough that I figured, “Hey, why not check the weather?” I bounced over to weather.com to see what’s happening. I searched by zip, clicked the map, then selected my favorite map from the options. That map: Doppler Radar 600-Mile in Motion. That’s what I’m looking for. [...]
Just a quick public service announcement: Don’t leave a half-drank Coke in the car on a cold day: Luckily, I caught this one before it melted. You may not be so lucky.
Some quick clips from the storm as it blew through the Longfellow Neighborhood of Minneapolis around 6pm. Click To Play
One of the nice things about having a technology filled home is that you can always find something to entertain yourself when the weather outside isn’t cooperating. Or, can you? Two teenagers in Connecticut found out that escaping an electrical storm by staying inside to play Guitar Hero doesn’t guarantee their safety: Lightning Strikes Guitar [...]
Click to Play Minneapolis is getting pounded with snow. Here is a quick look at one round of shoveling.
