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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 >

Use the new Winter Storm Severity Index (WSSI) to find potential winter impacts for your community. Expected winter storms are given an 'impact ranking' in 6 categories, ranging from 'No Impacts' to 'Extreme Impacts'. This product combines forecasts such as snow amount, snow load, and blowing snow to come up with an all-encompassing forecast.