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Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast

Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >

An F2 tornado formed by the Priest River, damaging several barns and uprooting 20 trees. Downdraft winds cleared 3 acres of trees by Sagle. Marble-sized hail fell in Sandpoint.