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Northwest has major flood warnings while the rest of the country will see some long-awaited warmer temps

Important Takeaways:

  • A storm moving into the Northwest will bring heavy rain and damaging winds to five US states starting Monday.
  • Meteorologists warned parts of Washington, Oregon, California, Montana could see flash floods, toppled trees and power outages.
  • It comes on the heels of a weekend storm that was dragged into the region by an atmospheric river, dumping two to four inches of rain in coastal Washington and Oregon and triggering flash floods across the region.
  • The combined impact of these two storms will dump three to eight inches of rain in lower areas and more than 16 inches in mountainous terrain, according to AccuWeather meteorologist Jacob Hinson.
  • ‘As a result, concerns for river flooding remains high, especially with the previous week’s snow melting and contributing to runoff,’ he said.
  • ‘We’re expecting gusts of 60-80 mph along the coast, locations just inland and along the mountaintops. More sheltered cities like Seattle can observe gusts around 40-60 mph,’ Hinson said.
  • As for the rest of the country, states that have been experiencing record-breaking cold this winter should see some long-awaited warm temperatures this week.

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More storms on the way

Important Takeaways:

  • Potent storm to reignite severe weather dangers in Southeast
  • Forecasters are eyeing a developing storm as it pushes across the Midwest. In the coming days, stormy weather is forecast to develop across a wide swath of the central and eastern United States.
  • The main threat from these storms will be flash flooding and damaging winds, with an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 80 mph
  • The outbreak, which occurred on Dec. 10 and Dec. 11, produced at least 66 confirmed tornadoes.
  • The tornadoes are expected to cost about $18 billion in total damage and economic loss.

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