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Cold Front Moving Through the Northeast U.S. Monday; Atmospheric River to Impact the Pacific Northwest Midweek

A cold front will cross the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. through Monday with gusty winds and areas of rain showers. A strong atmospheric river is expected to move into the Pacific Northwest by midweek bringing a threat for moderate to heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and mountain snows for parts of Washington, Oregon, northern California, and the Sierra Nevada. Read More >

Strong winds were reported in the Coeur d'Alene, Spokane and Davenport areas. In Coeur d'Alene, the winds split a 120 foot Ponderosa pine tree which landed on a home and caused major damage. The winds also uprooted a tree which fell onto a car in Hayden. Kootenai Electric Cooperative had 1,000 customers without power during the wind storm. During the peak of the winds, Coeur D'Alene AWOS reported sustained west winds of 35 miles per hour gusting to 49 miles per hour. Property damage from this event is estimated to be $45,000. Avista Utilities reported at least 1,200 customers without power across northeast Washington. The strongest wind gust of the storm was reported at Fairchild Air Force Base where the peak wind speed was 54 miles per hour.