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Another Winter System to Hit Wright County, Cold Blast on Tap this Weekend

While Tuesday and Wednesday will see periods of snowfall, it's the Arctic temperatures on the way Saturday, Sunday that look scarier for most.

December 9, 2025 By Mike Schoemer

If you’re sick of the dustings and sprinklings of snowfall that have been happening since Thanksgiving week, you’re in luck tonight. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather […]

Tagged With: 2025, snow, storm, winter

UPDATE: Snowy Wednesday on Tap for Wright County as Storm Track Slips

Tuesday night will see precipitation change to snow and measurable amounts are aiming for the area.

November 25, 2025 By Mike Schoemer

If you’re dipping your turkey into a pot of boiling oil – you may have to shovel off a spot. That’s according to the latest from the National Weather Service […]

Tagged With: snow, storm, Thanksgiving 2025, travel, winter

Winter Storm Warning: Largest Storm Since ‘DomeBreaker’ Forecast for Twin Cities

It won't match Halloween 1991, but the three-day storm forecast for the area could drop more than a foot and a half of snow on Wright County this week.

February 20, 2023 By Mike Schoemer

A winter “event” the National Weather Service is calling a “two wave” storm is taking aim at the Wright County and Twin Cities areas, and some forecasters are expecting nearly […]

Tagged With: blizzard, storm, winter storm warning

Christmas Week Storm Scraps Holiday Travel Plans

Weather and travel officials from state and local media are urging families: Please alter travel plans this week.

December 20, 2022 By Mike Schoemer

Heading out Thursday to see grandparents? Or Friday to see friends for a festive party? Nope. Scrap those plans. That’s the latest word from the National Weather Service as the […]

Tagged With: Christmas Blizzard, closed, storm, winter

Winter Storm to Send Two Waves Through Wright County

A double shot of snow and some steady winds could make for blizzard-like conditions Monday and Tuesday.

February 21, 2022 By Mike Schoemer

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities is forecasting a double-shot of snow for the Wright County area, including St. Michael, Albertville, Otsego and Hanover, over the next 24 […]

Tagged With: blizzard, February, snow, storm

Dangerous Weather System Approaching STMA Area Wednesday Night

Storms producing wind gusts of more than 60 MPH and rain, followed by a "flash freeze" will create havoc into Thursday.

December 15, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

A rare winter thunderstorm system will roar across the Upper Midwest today into Thursday, bringing high winds, rainfall, and a possible tornado for Minnesota and parts of Iowa. The system […]

Tagged With: December, STMA, storm, weather, wind

Wright County Communities Without Power after Sunday Storms

June 11, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

A rare, early-morning summer storm rolled through Wright County Sunday, June 11, about 16 hours after the highest temperatures of the year were reported around the region, and sending hundreds […]

Tagged With: power outage, storm, xcel energy

Video: Twin Cities Television Chopper Captures Wright County Storm Damage

July 7, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

Dozens of customers are still without power in northern Wright County after a July 5 storm brought more than 80 m.p.h. winds and heavy rain to the area, along with […]

Tagged With: July 5, power lines, storm, xcel energy

Several Wright County, Hennepin County Area Roads Blocked after Storm

July 6, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

The message from contractors and electricians who have worked around the clock since the summer storm came through Tuesday, July 5 is clear: Hang in there. We’re here, and we’re […]

Tagged With: damage, electricity, July 5, storm

BREAKING: Thousands Without Power as Trees, Roofs Give Way During Wright County Storm

July 5, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

“You could see it coming, but you didn’t know how bad it was going to be until it actually got here,” said a witness to the Tuesday, July 5 storm […]

Tagged With: damage, July 5, power outage, storm, wind

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