Our most recent low-pressure system has barely left the West Coast and is making its way into the upper Rockies, but we are already anticipating our next storm, which promises to be much more severe than the last.
Coastal warnings for storm and hurricane-force winds have been issued as our next major storm system approaches the coast between tomorrow and Wednesday.
According to the National Weather Service, a hurricane-force wind warning is in effect from 10 a.m. tomorrow PST to 7 a.m. PST on Wednesday. The warning applies to the majority of the Oregon coast as well as the northernmost California coast.
Storm force wind advisories are also in effect from the Washington coast to the Canada line, as well as the entirety of the north California coast.
High wind watches and warnings are in force for 65-75 mph gusts on land. Winter storm warnings are in force for the Cascades and Sierras, with heavy snowfall and winds up to 50 mph possible. During our storm, seas could reach 25 feet or higher.
Where it is not snowing, heavy rain and potential thunderstorms will follow our low-pressure system for the next 49-72 hours. Lower elevations, hills, and valleys north of San Francisco may experience rain flooding and mudslides.
As our storm moves east, we anticipate that it will dry out. It could, however, be the cause of some snowfall across the Upper Plains of North Dakota and Minnesota on Sunday and/or next Monday.