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Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Northwest; Snow in the North-Central US

A prolonged atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall which may lead to widespread urban and river flooding, heavy mountain snow, along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies through much of the week. A clipper will bring a period of snow across the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes into Tuesday, before a stronger system bring more wintry impacts. Read More >

The judges have spoken. They have selected the 2023 Meteorological Summer Photography Contest winner.

Photographer: David Porter
Location: Sundance, WY
Date: July 11, 2023

Congratulations to David! We received 8 valid entries - THANK YOU. The judges were very impressed. They said it was hard choosing the winner. Northeastern Wyoming and western South Dakota residents had plenty of furious natural events to capture this summer. The photographs depicted this fact most excellently.

David, we’ll be featuring your image on our social media and web pages for a few weeks. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with our social media community.

Courtesy Desirae Airheart, Hot Springs, SD January 23, 2023