Potent storm bringing moisture to the Southwest

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After the lingering effects of Priscilla and Raymond caused flash floods in Arizona, a new storm system is bringing rain and even snow to parts of California.

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00:00We're tracking a system that is moving its way into California and Oregon, though there's two different things going on in the West.

00:06And I actually want to start off with the Southwest. This is a continuation from this weekend.

00:11We got that influx of moisture first from Priscilla. Now this continues to be from Raymond.

00:16So tropical systems in the Pacific that have since lost their wind intensity, leading to repeated rounds of showers, thunderstorms.

00:23We've seen severe thunderstorm warnings. We've seen flash flood warnings.

00:25A lot of storm reports of flooded roadways that had to be closed, not seeing too many water rescues.

00:32So that's good news there. But I know there have been some. So take this as your reminder.

00:36You don't want to be trying to drive through any flooded roadways.

00:38You want to make sure that you are acting safely, protect yourself and first responders.

00:43Then there's this system that I was talking about. That's what I mentioned.

00:46We had the camera view there in California, but an area of low pressure moving its way on shore now, southern Oregon and northern California.

00:53And this is very much a fall setup. I'm saying that for a couple of reasons here.

00:57We have it all. We have the rain. We have the thunderstorms. We have a severe weather potential.

01:02But then we also have a significant amount of blue on the map, which, of course, means snow.

01:08Seeing the first significant snow for the Sierra this season, a sign, hey, ski season is on the way.

01:13But let's talk about exactly what you can expect.

01:15First of all, with the severe potential, this is tonight through tomorrow.

01:18And I will say, our severe thunderstorms so far throughout the day have mostly been outside of this area.

01:23So don't think that just because you're not in a shaded region, you are in the clear.

01:27This is just where we're expecting the most widespread severe weather.

01:30The other thing to keep in mind, what we're most concerned about is damaging wind gusts, hail, and flooding downpours.

01:34We cannot rule out a couple of tornadoes.

01:36There is a tornado risk tonight and tomorrow in this area.

01:40It's a low risk, but still something to be aware of, especially since that's not something we see a lot in that part of the country.

01:46Now, the stronger wind gusts, 40 to 60 mile per hour, that goes beyond our severe weather area as well.

01:51So power outage is possible, and then also along those highways, take note, any high-profile vehicles, you can run into some problems.

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