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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 >

November 23-24, 2019
Light Snow


A compact low pressure system tracked through the Ohio Valley from the afternoon on the 23rd into the early morning hours on the 24th. Widespread rain changed to a brief period of light snow on the backside of the low pressure system as it began to pull away from the region. This resulted in a swath of light snow which accumulated to an inch or inch and a half across western portions of the local area.