Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue to impact the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies with heavy rainfall, areas of urban and river flooding, landslides, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds into Thursday. A strong clipper system will bring the threat of heavy snow and high winds across the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes as well as portions of the interior Northeast and Appalachians. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 9:04:42 pm CST

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Mid to Late-December Outlook

Several weak cold fronts are expected this week, but temperatures will remain seasonable to unseasonably warm. By Sunday, a stronger cold front may bring below seasonable temperatures before warming back up early next week. Dry conditions are expected to remain this week with very low precipitation chances returning by the end of the weekend into early next week.

Local Weather History For December 9th...

One of the most devastating ice storms to occur in Oklahoma history
happened on this day back in 2007. The event began on the 9th and
continued through the 11th and affected much of Oklahoma, especially
southwest, through central and northeast Oklahoma. A very strong cold
front moved through the area on the 9th and initiated widespread
showers and thunderstorms. This heavy rain activity quickly moved
northward over sub-freezing air. Over one-inch of ice was common
across areas from around Lawton, up through the Oklahoma City metro,
to Tulsa and far northeast Oklahoma. Extensive damage was reported
with large trees and several thousand power lines downed.
Firefighters responded to over 100 structure fires as a result of
fallen power lines. This storm was the costliest ice storm in history
with 27 fatalities and over 640,000 residents without power. Out of
the 641,000 without power, 150,000 did not have power for over a
week. Storm cleanup estimates exceeded $200 million statewide.

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