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Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

February 28, 2024
Severe Storms and Tornadoes

Severe thunderstorms moved into the region during the early morning hours of Wednesday, February 28, 2024. With a significant amount of wind shear in the atmosphere, one section of this line of thunderstorms produced a series of tornadoes. Embedded supercells within the line produced two EF2 tornadoes. Several EF1 and EF0 tornadoes were also confirmed, along with straight-line winds that produced damage.