It might be time to start naming all the Lakewalk-destroying storms like the one Duluth suffered Wednesday, as experts say they're likely to increase frequency in the future.
Already in the past 20 years it has been markedly wetter and windier in St. Louis County, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's storm event database. The increasing intensity and frequency of severe weather is a trend expected to continue as the climate changes.
"There is this trend toward the climate getting warmer and also getting wetter in Minnesota, in St. Louis County," said Kenny Blumenfeld, senior climatologist with the state Department of Natural Resources Climatology Office. "Over the long-term, rare events are becoming slightly less rare. ... Some of these storms have a tendency to be bigger than they were historically, and the precipitation increases are manifest in both summer and winter."
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