
Warm, quiet week ahead for Twin Cities; Red flag warning for NW Minn.
Monday kicks off a sunny, quiet week in the Twin Cities as warm spring temperatures carry on.
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Chris Shaffer was raised in Stillwater, Minnesota and left our great state for four years to attend the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where he earned degrees in Meteorology and Mass Communications.
Chris is an Emmy award-winning meteorologist and a proud member of the American Meteorological Society. He has been awarded the AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) designation. You may have seen him over the years doing the weather on television at KMSP FOX9 and WFTC/UPN 29. You may have also heard him back in his radio days on KOOL108, BOB100 (as Blaze Bodean), 104.1 The Point (as Cheeks), Cities 97, K102 (as Jack Wilde and himself) or KTLK.
It is no wonder why Chris is so passionate about Minnesota weather. His great uncle Wilbur was struck and killed by lightning while farming in southern Minnesota in the summer of 1952.
His family vehicle was once chased by a tornado near Maplewood, Minn. and one December on the way to Grandma and Grandpa's house, his family spent the night snowed in at a church in Winthrop, Minn., praying the blizzard would let up so they could get to Redwood Falls and open their presents the next morning.
Chris and his wife have family members all around the Twin Cities. And it's natural to forecast for the entire region with family in Pipestone, St. Cloud, Willmar, Sartell and Blooming Prairie just to name a few.
Chris loves the weather because it is always changing and is a constant challenge, much like raising his three daughters, who are as loud as a thunderstorm, pretty as a sunset and strong as a straight-line wind.
And who can forget the family pets? They've had guinea pigs, a hermit crab, a turtle, a salamander, a frog and several fish. They currently have two goldfish and their awesome Boston Terrier, Bailey.
Monday kicks off a sunny, quiet week in the Twin Cities as warm spring temperatures carry on.
A volatile Monday brought multiple rounds of severe weather across Minnesota.
WCCO's Chris Shaffer said to look out for storms on Monday.
Rain will move in late Wednesday night and become more widespread Thursday afternoon and evening, especially from the Twin Cities east.
Storms moving into the Twin Cities metro late Thursday afternoon could bring hail and heavy rain.
Wednesday will be breezy, sunny and warm, and the coming days will bring multiple chances of rain.
The next couple of days will bring isolated showers to the Twin Cities before a weekend warm-up.
Wednesday and Thursday will both be mild days temperature-wise, with highs in the 50s. But scattered rain showers are possible both days.
When severe weather rolls through, it's easy to get overwhelmed with all the notifications. Here are the four things you need to know about weather alerts and warnings.
Temperatures will take some dives over the next few days, but warmer days are in sight.
Parts of Minnesota may see record warmth on Friday ahead of a cool, wet weekend.
Temperatures in the Twin Cities will again top out in the 50s on Wednesday, and the rest of the work week should be even warmer.
A warming trend begins Wednesday that will bring temperatures into the 60s by Thursday, and the 70s by Friday in parts of Minnesota.
The Twin Cities will enjoy a mild first day of spring on Thursday before a weekend cooldown and Sunday storm.
The freshly fallen snow from Wednesday's spring storm will take a beating on Thursday in the Twin Cities, with plenty of sunshine and highs above freezing.