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Prolonged Atmospheric River Will Impact the Northwest Early this Week

A weather system in the Pacific Northwest will produce rain throughout the day, before a potent atmospheric river produces a prolonged round of heavy rainfall, widespread urban and river flooding, and high elevation snow to the region Monday through Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms may produce isolated damaging winds, a brief tornado, and locally heavy rainfall across parts of Florida today. Read More >

Another storm system will track across the region today, bringing another round of light snow to the area. New snowfall accumulations around an inch or less is forecast with this system.
This week consists of a warmup in temperatures to above average Monday and Tuesday and then a cool down to well below normal Wednesday through Friday, with the coldest air moving over the area by Friday morning. Strong northwest winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts in excess of 55 mph are also possible Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night.
Prepare for winter driving conditions by checking the latest forecast, brining an emergency kit, and letting others know of your travel plans. Check on the latest road conditions across the region SD... https://www.sd511.org/ MN... https://511mn.org/ ND... https://travel.dot.nd.gov/