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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 >

This photo of large hail was taken by Spokane 16, Bob Lutz, in Otis Orchards on the afternoon of June 10th, 2003 after the passage of a severe thunderstorm. These ice balls ranged in size from 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches in diameter, or from quarter size to walnut size. A severe thunderstorm produces hail of at least 3/4 inch.

Large Hailstones