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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

After a very cold and very snowy 4 weeks, residents of the Inland Northwest were finally greeted with a warm up. Temperatures rose to above freezing Tuesday night (January 6, 2009). Below are a couple of video loops from local area webcams showing the receeding snow pack. 

Snow Melt at Priest Lake Visible Satellite Loop