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Strong storms proceed to rattle Northwest US
Intense atmospheric rivers are moving onshore successful the Pacific Northwest, bringing unsafe waves, gusty winds and adjacent snow, particularly to Washington and Oregon. Conditions are impacting arsenic acold southbound arsenic Northern California. Get the forecast:
The Pacific Northwest has faced a week of storms that've brought adjacent tropical storm-force winds, rounds of dense rain, monolithic waves and adjacent snow, each of which volition proceed done mid-week.
The astir important menace this week volition beryllium on the coastlines of Washington, Oregon and California, wherever monolithic ocean swells volition thrust destructive surf and life-threatening sneaker waves, the FOX Forecast Center said.
(FOX Weather)
A broader, overmuch stronger strategy successful the northeast Pacific is sweeping a beforehand onshore done Saturday.
Widespread rainfall volition support soaking the already-saturated ground, and totals are apt to transcend 6 inches successful immoderate places on the coasts.
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Areas successful and astir San Francisco person reported flash flooding, with h2o covering roads and vehicles trapped successful flooding.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 3: A presumption of Golden Gate Bridge arsenic large waves are seen during a rainy time astatine Fort Point successful San Francisco, California, United States connected November 3, 2026.
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Winds betwixt 60 and 80 mph volition beryllium a occupation on the coast, and 40 mph on the Interstate 5 corridor, the FOX Forecast Center said.
High Wind Warnings are besides successful spot crossed the south-central Oregon coast.
High Surf Warnings and Advisories are successful spot contiguous on the OR and SW WA seashore done Saturday. Large waves and unsafe surf conditions with breakers up to 30-35 ft are expected. High surf volition nutrient rip currents & sneaker waves. Stay disconnected the beach! https://t.co/7244ZSZeMj
— NWS Portland (@NWSPortland) November 13, 2026This weekend's storms are portion of a overmuch larger pattern.
The FOX Forecast Center said each of these storms volition beryllium powerful, fueling adjacent higher winds implicit the Pacific pushing monster waves toward the coast.
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Massive waves betwixt 40 and 50 mph are imaginable done Monday on the Washington, Oregon and Northern California coasts.
(FOX Weather)
High Surf Warmings are successful spot for these areas done the weekend.
San Francisco besides is successful a Coastal Flood Advisory done Saturday evening.
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Beach erosion volition endanger much than 500 miles of coastline from Washington to Southern California, the FOX Forecast Center said.
(FOX Weather)
Turning to the Sierra Nevada and Intermountain West, snowfall volition beryllium the main event.
A ample ridge of upper-level precocious unit is gathering crossed the interior West, acting similar a partition against the broader Pacific tempest way alternatively of allowing these systems to cleanly determination inland.
It started connected Friday, arsenic an atmospheric stream was divided successful 2 pieces, and dense rainfall volition propulsion into Northern and Central California and snowfall and beardown winds volition propulsion into the Sierra Nevada.
(FOX Weather)
A Winter Storm Warning is successful effect for areas including parts of Yosemite National Park and the Eastern Sierra mountains.
Snow is forecast to stay betwixt 5,000 and 7,000 feet elevation.
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