Rochester is SO much closer to Wisconsin and also further south in my mind, but if you look at the image Rochester is almost on the same latitude as Mankato.
"We are disappointed that the original information was shared by CBS News and copy-pasted by so many news outlets without fact-checking, nor first consulting experts in the space weather field."
Outside of those three days in mid-April, it's been a long, cold spring in Minnesota this year. But the long-range forecast for May will likely make you smile!