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Atmospheric River Continues to Impact the Northwest U.S.; Gusty to High Winds in the Northeast U.S.

A strong atmospheric river will continue moderate to heavy rainfall with possible flooding, gusty to high winds, and mountain snows for parts of the Northwest U.S. into Thursday. Additional impacts are likely into Friday with a cold front. A fast-moving storm system will cross the Northeast U.S. Wednesday into Thursday with gusty to high winds and areas of rain and high elevation snow showers. Read More >

A storm system is expected to move through the region on Wednesday morning will lead to strong winds along the West Hills of Central California. Wind gusts on Highway 152 around Pacheco Pass along Interstate 5 will experience winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts reaching near 50 mph during the day. These winds will be hazardous to drivers, especially of high profile vehicles, so drive with caution.
A storm system is expected to move through the region tomorrow morning, with possible precipitation along with it. Current probabilities for a quarter inch of rainfall are shown above, with the counties north of Fresno County seeing increased chances for that amount of rainfall, especially for the Foothills region and into the lower Sierra Nevada below 8000 feet.
A storm system is expected to move through the region tomorrow morning, and may lead to an inch or 2 of snowfall in the higher elevation areas of the Sierra Nevada, with snow levels above 7500 feet, rising to 9500 feet through Thursday morning. Much of the likely snowfall is expected to fall in the Yosemite NP region, with a small amount of chances slightly further south along the crest.

 

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