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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 >

These photos were taken by an NWS Forecaster. They show the ice that had formed on Hangman/Latah Creek during the cold snap but has now broken up and floating downstream.

Ice breakup on Hangman Creek

Ice breakup on Hangman Creek

Ice breakup on Hangman Creek

Ice breakup on Hangman Creek