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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 >

 

A tornado moved from two miles south of Saegertown to four miles east-northeast of Centreville. Two people died in Centreville. (Note: Although the two tornadoes are listed as one event in NCDC StormData, post-event surveys found that there were two separate tornado tracks)

Source: NCDC Storm Data: May 1985; Volume 27, Number 5