Powerful Pacific System Impacting the West; First Significant Snow for Portions of the East

Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >

Overview

This strong fall storm system produced storm-force gusts (defined as greater than 47 kt, or 54 mph) on Lake Superior as well as lakeshore flooding along the Bay of Green Bay shoreline. The water level on the Lakes Michigan-Huron system was already at nearly a record high from about a year of anomalously high precipitation. Combined with the prolonged east wind with this storm pushing water to the west, lakeshore flooding affected nearly all of the Bay of Green Bay.

Loop of radar images and Mean Sea Level Pressure analysis for the storm

Environment
Flooding Photos

Environment


850 mb Height and Temperature at 20z (4 pm EDT) October 21	850 mb Height and Temperature at 00z (8 pm EDT) October 21	850 mb Height and Wind at 20z (4 pm EDT) October 21	850 mb Height and Wind at 00z (8 pm EDT) October 21

925 mb Height and Wind at 20z (4 pm EDT) October 21	925 mb Height and Wind at 00z (8 pm EDT) October 21	MRMS base reflectivity and RAP analysis mean sea level pressure at 20z (4 pm EDT) October 21 showing a 986 mb low near the Twin Cities	MRMS base reflectivity and RAP analysis mean sea level pressure at 00z (8 pm EDT) October 21 showing the low near the Twin Cities weakening slightly to 988 mb

Lakeshore Flooding Photos


Courtesy Taana Blom	Courtesy Taana Blom	Escanaba, courtesy Steve Fritz	Escanaba, courtesy Steve Fritz

Courtesy Marie Kakuk	Courtesy Marie Kakuk	Courtesy Marie Kakuk	Courtesy Jason Burgman

Gladstone Yacht Club, courtesy Scott Gordon	Gladstone Yacht Club, courtesy Scott Gordon	Gladstone Yacht Club, courtesy Scott Gordon	Courtesy Stephen Neal