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Heavy Rainfall to Bring Flooding Threat to California; Heavy Snow in the Sierra

A strong atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall to California through the holiday week. The heaviest rainfall is expected on Wednesday in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall is expected in the Sierra Nevada from the atmospheric river, raising concerns for major snow‐load impacts. Travel may be difficult to impossible over the passes. Read More >

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
246 AM CST Thu Dec 27 2018

...SNOWFALL REPORTS AS OF 245 AM CST THURSDAY...

Location                     Amount
4 WNW Crown Butte Lake       8.2 in
6 NE Crown Butte Lake        8.0 in
Center                       8.0 in
2 N Watford City             7.5 in
Underwood                    7.3 in
Ellendale                    7.2 in
Bismarck NWS                 7.2 in
Hazen                        7.0 in
3 SSE Bismarck               7.0 in
5 N Mandan                   7.0 in
1 WNW Bismarck               7.0 in
1 ENE Bismarck               7.0 in
1 NNW Bismarck               7.0 in
New Town                     7.0 in
3 SW Dickinson               6.5 in
Dickinson                    6.5 in
2 E Dickinson                6.5 in
4 NW Hazelton                6.3 in
Killdeer                     6.0 in
Stanley                      6.0 in
Belfield                     6.0 in
Selfridge                    6.0 in
Mandan                       5.9 in
Bowman                       5.5 in
1 WSW Hannover               5.5 in

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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JP Martin