Mike Wisniewski

Heat Waves Kill According to the Department of Health (MDH), between 2000 to 2016, 54 deaths were directly attributable to extreme heat in Minnesota. On July 19, 2011, an all-time heat index record was set in Minnesota. The air temperatures were 93 degrees Fahrenheit, and the heat index reached 130 degrees Fahrenheit in Moorhead. The National Weather Service (NWS) places […]

What To Do During a Tornado Event Tornado Safety Tips from the National Weather Service In a House With a Basement Avoid windows. Get in the basement and under some kind of sturdy protection (heavy table or work bench) or cover yourself with a mattress or sleeping bag. Know where very heavy objects rest on the floor […]

Nationally, floods claim nearly 200 lives each year, force 300,000 people from their homes, and result in property damage in excess of $2 billion. In 2019, six out of the nine state and federally-declared disasters in Minnesota involved some sort of flooding. About 75 percent of flash-flood deaths occur at night. Half of the victims die […]

Thunderstorm Winds Thunderstorms can produce straight-line winds that exceed 100 miles per hour. For this reason, you should treat severe thunderstorms just as you would tornadoes. Move to an appropriate shelter if you are in the path of the storm. The strong rush of wind from a thunderstorm is called a downburst. The primary cause is […]

You are fortunate to live in an age and country where technology can now communicate with us almost anywhere and give us advanced warnings of impending hazards or other important information.  Knowing where and how you can receive the warnings and what to do when you get them can mean the difference between life and death. […]