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Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies this Weekend

A Pacific storm and atmospheric river will impact the Pacific Northwest states and northern Rockies this weekend, bringing locally heavy low elevations rain and heavy high elevation snow in the mountains. By Sunday over the Interior Northwest, rain combined with snowmelt will increase the risk of flood hazards. Flood Watches are in effect. Read More >

December 4, 2010
First Accumulating Snow of the Season

A clipper system dropped southeast across the Ohio Valley on Saturday, December 4. This system brought periods of snow to much of the region through the day, with the heaviest snow falling across eastern Indiana, northern Kentucky and far southwest Ohio where widespread 2-3" of snow fell.  Areas further northeast received less snow, with only a few tenths of an inch falling across the Columbus metro.