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More than 16 million people are under flood watches as heavy snow and rain hit the western and central US.

2022-12-29T13:56:36.946Z


As heavy mountain snow, widespread rain and gusty winds continue to sweep out of the West and push toward the central US on Thursday, more than 16 million people along the coast are under a flood watch from in the face of severe weather conditions to come. 


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(CNN) --

As heavy mountain snow, widespread rain and gusty winds continue to sweep west and push toward the central US on Thursday, more than 16 million people along the coast are under flood watch for severe weather conditions to come.


Twelve states in the western and central US are under winter weather alerts as of early Thursday after a round of wet, winter weather earlier this week flooded roads, blew hurricane-force winds and left thousands of people along the coast without electricity.

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Dangerous conditions left five dead in Oregon on Tuesday, including a 4-year-old girl, after severe weather caused trees to fall on passing vehicles, state police said.

Wind gusts in the state on Tuesday exceeded 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.

The mighty atmospheric river, a long, narrow region in the atmosphere that can carry moisture thousands of miles, is forecast to continue to pound the western and central US after the initial round of moisture shifts east this Thursday.

New rounds of mountainous rain and snow will inundate the coast through Friday before moving to Southern California and the Southwest over the weekend.

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More rain will come on the coasts and snow on the mountains

As the initial wave of moisture hung over Colorado overnight Wednesday, the Denver and Boulder areas saw up to two inches of snow per hour.

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More than 9 inches (22 centimeters) of snow had fallen on Boulder and more than five inches total was reported at the Denver International Airport early Thursday morning.

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“Heavy snow will accumulate on tree branches and power lines, possibly causing them to break and lead to power outages.

Prepare for slippery road conditions.

Hazardous conditions could affect travel Thursday morning,” the National Weather Service warned in Boulder.

The storm looming over Colorado is expected to move away from the area by Thursday morning, bringing wet snow and isolated pockets of rain across Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa through Thursday night.

The storm will then move through Minneapolis, bringing a mix of rain, snow and ice overnight.

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Meanwhile, a fresh bout of moisture is expected to hit the West Coast Thursday morning before a stronger surge gives way to heavy rain overnight.

That storm system is forecast to remain focused in northern California, southern Oregon and northern Nevada this Thursday night through Saturday morning before finally shifting to southern California and the Four Corners region. for the rest of the weekend.

Snowfall across much of the West over the next five days is expected to be 1 to 7 inches (2 to 17 centimeters) in areas of lower elevation and 1 to 2 feet (30 to 60 centimeters) in higher areas. elevation.

Some isolated areas could receive more snow.

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The drought-stricken region is getting a brief reprieve, as much of central California and northeast Nevada have already received up to 2 inches of rain and some higher elevations will receive up to 4 inches. .

By Saturday, those areas could receive another 4 inches of rain or up to 6 inches in areas of higher elevation.

More than 16 million people in central California and northwestern Nevada are under flood watches as of early Thursday morning, including those in San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno, Oakland and Reno.

The anticipated rain has led the National Weather Service to issue a slight risk of several days of excessive rain for parts of Northern California.

Source: cnnespanol

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