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Atmospheric river slams the west coast: here is the Idaho impact

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The bomb cyclone did its damage to the state of Washington and it also brought that atmospheric river right into California and is now passing through Idaho.

Still incredible to see the size of that low pressure system off the coast of the evergreen state. It has now dragged an atmospheric river into the west coast of northern California and southern Oregon. Some wind gusts reach over 70 MPH as it made its way into the continental U.S. The Idaho impact was felt mostly in the form of wind for the Treasure Valley, but the mountains will see substantial snow going into Friday morning.

Snow fall will continue to be high going into next week with high numbers going into the mountain ranges. Temperatures are expected to continue to climb going into the weekend for Idaho but after the weekend we will fall again which will increase the chance of solid precipitation in the valleys.