Goes West imagery of the weather system bringing strong wind and rain to the Pacific Northwest. The National Weather Service's forecast for the region calls for a series of storms over the next several days that will bring heavy mountain snowfall and "a prolonged rain event" across the region. Flash flooding is possible in areas receiving the heaviest rainfall and strong winds (with gusts up to 75 mph) are expected along beaches and headlands. To see more GOES imagery, visit the GOES West page o

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has outlined an enhanced risk of severe weather for parts of the Mid-Mississippi River and Lower Ohio River Valleys on Tuesday (2/28). Large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are possible. Heavy rainfall in these regions will also increase the threat of flash flooding. The area where these severe storms are likely to occur can be seen in this GOES composite colorized infrared imagery captured earlier today, February 28, 2017. Composite ima