Lisa Meadows
Meteorologist and Reporter at WCCO-TV (Minneapolis, MN)
AMS CBM & NWA Seal Holder, Emmy Award Winner, EMT & K9 Search & Rescue Handler, B.S. Meteorology, B.A. Communications, Math Minor, M.A. Communications
Articles
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Lisa Meadows
How Minnesota’s wildfires could impact the state’s waterways WCCO has been reporting for weeks about the impacts of the northeastern Minnesota wildfires on the ground and in the air, but new research shows it could also impact the state's waterways.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Lisa Meadows
How wildfire conditions can create thunderstorm clouds Heat from the recent wildfires raging in northern Minnesota is so intense, that under the right circumstances, they can actually create storms in the atmosphere. It's not uncommon to see cumulus clouds — puffy, cotton ball-looking clouds — on fair weather days. But pyrocumulus clouds are caused by heat and fire. The heat and smoke from the wildfire rises up into the atmosphere.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Lisa Meadows
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has released its latest air quality forecast for the summer season. It's important to keep in mind that there are basically two different types of pollutants: wildfire smoke, which you're probably familiar with, and ozone. Ozone occurs when chemicals at the surface of the Earth in the atmosphere interact with sunlight, and it is not good to ingest.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Anthony Bettin |Lisa Meadows
National Weather Service investigating possible tornadoes Both Minnesota and Wisconsin were hit by tornadoes during Monday night's severe storms, the National Weather Service confirmed. The first hit Kenyon, Minnesota, in Rice County around 5:55 p.m., according to a storm report. The NWS said debris was blown about a mile away. A WCCO crew saw major damage to farm structures and houses in Kenyon, which is about 60 miles south of Minneapolis.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Riley O'Connor |Lisa Meadows
Severe weather threat Sunday night, Monday across southern Minnesota Sunday and Monday are both NEXT Weather Alert days in southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, due to the elevated threat of severe weather. After some showers early Sunday, the metro will get a break in the afternoon through the early evening, with highs in the low 60s.
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