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Powerful Storms to Impact the Western U.S. and Northern Plains

A strong, long-duration atmospheric river will bring excessive rainfall, flash flooding, and very strong winds to southwest Oregon and northwest California through Thursday. A High Risk (level 4 of 4) of Excessive Rainfall has been issued. A storm system over the northern Plains will produce locally heavy snow in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Read More >

Safety Information

NWS Safety Tips: http://www.weather.gov/safety/
Watch Warning Advisory Explained: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

National Centers

Storm Prediction Center: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/
Climate Prediction Center: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
Weather Prediction Center: http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/model-guidance-model-area.php
Aviation Weather Center: https://aviationweather.gov/
NCEP Winter Weather: http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/winter_wx.shtml
River Forecast Centers: https://water.weather.gov/ahps/rfc/rfc.php
Ocean Prediction Center: http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/
Space Weather Center: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/
Nat. Hurricane Center: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
Cntrl Pac. Hur. Center: http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/
Typhoon Warning Center: http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC/


Computer Weather Models

Real Time Weather: http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/
NCEP Models: http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/model-guidance-model-area.php
HRRR Model: http://ruc.noaa.gov/hrrr/
ECMWF Model: http://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts
RAP Model: http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/model/
WPC QPF Page:​ http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/qpf2.shtml
TC Models: http://www.ral.ucar.edu/guidance/realtime/current/
Rapid Refresh: http://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/


Numerical Computer Model Guidance

NWS MOS Guidance: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/synop/products.php
GFS-LAMP MOS: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/gfslamp/gfslamp.shtml


National Government Agencies

NWS National Page: https://www.weather.gov
U.S. Forecast Service: http://www.fs.fed.us/
U.S. Geological Service: http://www.usgs.gov/
UCAR Wx Education:​ http://scied.ucar.edu/weather
​COMET​: http://www.comet.ucar.edu/