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Back-to-Back Pacific Storms to Impact the West Coast; Heavy Snow in the Central Appalachians

Back-to-back powerful Pacific storm systems to impact the Pacific Northwest and northern California through the end of this week with heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow. A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will accompany the Pacific storms, bringing excessive rainfall and flash flooding to southwest Oregon and northwest California through the week. Read More >

Overview

Thunderstorms originating in Montana moved into the western Dakotas while organizing into a squall line and producing winds up to 70 mph.  Over time, this squall line began to bow out and generated a concentrated corridor of 80 to 100+ mph straight-line wind gusts over portions of west central to central South Dakota.

Credit: KCCR Pierre

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