CW3E AR Update: 12 November 2021 Outlook

November 12, 2021

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Unsettled Weather to Continue through the Weekend in Pacific Northwest

  • A strong atmospheric river (AR) made landfall on Wednesday, bringing AR 3/AR 4 conditions (based on the Ralph et al. 2019 AR Scale) to southern coastal Washington and coastal Oregon
  • Another strong AR is forecasted to make landfall in Washington and northern Oregon tomorrow
  • AR 3/AR 4 conditions are once again likely across portions of coastal Washington and Oregon
  • The first AR produced heavy rainfall in western Washington and northwestern Oregon yesterday into this morning
  • An additional 5–10 inches of precipitation are forecasted over the Olympic Peninsula and Washington Cascades during the next 5 days
  • Widespread riverine flooding is expected in western Washington in association with these two ARs
  • Snowfall accumulations will be limited due to high initial freezing levels, but significant snow is possible in the North Cascades toward the end of the second event

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Valid 1200 UTC 12 November – 1200 UTC 16 November 2021


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary provided by C. Castellano, C. Hecht, J. Kalansky, and F. M. Ralph; 12 November 2021

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