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Dec 28, 2020 · Dave studied meteorology at Florida State University and was hired by KSTP when he was only 23 years old. He worked mostly behind the scenes as a forecaster. He got his big break in 1979 when...
Career. Dahl began working for KSTP-TV on July 29, 1977, as a production assistant/meteorologist for the weather department as the station had eight others in what was dubbed by the station as "The Largest Television Weather Service in the World."
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- State Fair Flood of 1977
- Har Mar Mall Tornado of 1981
- Super Storm of 1987
- Halloween Blizzard of 1991
- North Minneapolis Tornado of 2011
“I was hired in July 1977,” Dahl said, “and we were the only station at the time with a weather radar.” A month into his job, he was still learning the radar when a major storm hit and 7 to 10 inches of rain flooded the State Fairgrounds. When the rain started, it began showing up as white specks on the radar. “I remember looking at the radar that ...
Fast forward four years and KSTP had just installed the more sophisticated Doppler radar, which could help predict tornadoes. But when a tornado developed in South Minneapolis, the staff had only been using the new radar for two weeks. “It was a Sunday in June, around the time a lot of people were having graduation parties,” Dahl said. Once the twi...
On July 23, 1987, a line of thunderstorms producing tornadoes dumped a record 10 inches of rain in six hours, causing the largest flash flood ever in the Twin Cities. That evening, the power went out in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. At that point, most of the KSTP staff had gone home and were unable to return to the station due to the downpour. Da...
On the last day of October 1991, a storm that had started brewing in Louisiana was making its way north. That evening, Dahl’s forecast called for 2 to 4 inches of snow. “By midnight, we had 8 inches,” Dahl said. “I had a heck of a time getting back into work the next day, when it had hit 16 inches.” After three more days, the snow total hit 28.4 in...
On May 22, 2011, an EF1 tornado with winds between 86 and 110 miles per hour tore its way through Minneapolis, ripping mature trees from the ground. By this point, KSTP had a helicopter and Dahl watched as it followed the tornado’s path of destruction. “I watched it move northward, scouring out a path of a couple miles,” Dahl said. “I was watching ...
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Dave Dahl started working at KSTP on July 29, 1977. To commemorate his 40th anniversary at the station, this summer we're celebrating four decades of...
Dec 22, 2020 · He joined 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS in 1977 and has been on the air since 1979. What sparked Dahl’s interest in becoming a meteorologist? He witnessed a tornado when he was a child and was so fascinated...
Oct 29, 2020 · Dahl began his career at KSTP on July 29, 1977, and has spent his entire career with the station. "I feel very blessed that the ownership of KSTP, the Hubbard family, gave a kid right out of...
Oct 29, 2020 · KSTP-TV chief meteorologist Dave Dahl announced Thursday that he plans to retire at the end of the year after more than four decades at the Twin Cities television station.