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🌱 Patch AM: How hard did Saturday’s storms hit Duluth and nearby neighborhoods?

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  • How hard did Saturday's storms hit Duluth and nearby neighborhoods?

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Humid with a few showers, temps: high: 87, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Storms bring down trees, knock out power to 50K in metro Atlanta (fox5atlanta.com) — Severe storms swept through metro Atlanta on Saturday, triggering warnings that specifically included Duluth and other nearby communities and knocking out power to more than 50,000 customers. Residents around Duluth saw heavy rain, hail, and damaging winds that brought down trees and power lines, and utilities have not yet given a firm timeline for full power restoration.
   


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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Check out this beauty.
    It scared away all the other birds from my feeder lol (Nextdoor Abbotts Bridge-Rogers Bridge)
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Ok Duluth! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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