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Cathy Wurzer and Mark Seeley

Mark Seeley on heavy rain, strong winds

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A strong, slow-moving low-pressure system brought high winds and heavy rains to many parts of Minnesota on Oct 21. Many areas of the state reported over an inch of rainfall that day, and over 20 climate stations reported more than 2 inches. In fact, many Minnesota climate stations reported new record daily precipitation amounts.

In addition to the rain, there were persistently strong winds. Many areas reported wind gusts between 40 and 60 mph, especially in northeastern Minnesota, where the high winds produced large waves on Lake Superior and a good deal of shoreline erosion.

Those are some of the topics that retired University of Minnesota meteorologist Mark Seeley discussed this week with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.