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Pacific Storms Continue to Impact the West; Severe Thunderstorms Forecast Thursday in the South

A series of Pacific storm systems will continue to impact the Northwest U.S. into this coming weekend with periods of gusty winds, high surf, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. Severe thunderstorms will be possible on Thursday across central/east Texas into western Louisiana and possibly the ArkLaTex and southeast Oklahoma. Read More >

A Winter Storm Warning continues across the upper and lower slopes of the Washington Cascades above 3000 feet and the Oregon Cascade east slopes through 10 PM Thursday. Additional snow accumulations of 4 to 10 inches is expected.
An incoming system will continue to bring moderate to locally heavy mountain snow across the Blue Mountains. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Blue Mountains in Oregon and Washington through 4PM Thursday for elevations of 4000 feet and above. An additional 2 to 6 inches of snow is expected through this afternoon. Winds will also be gusting as high as 45 mph, which may impact travel and visibilities as blowing snow will be possible.
Windy conditions? Santa you shouldn't have! That's right, another round of gusty southerlies across the foothills of the Blue Mountains, Central and North Central Oregon, and into the Grande Ronde Valley is expected Christmas night into early Thursday. If traveling, practice extra caution in these areas!