National Weather Service forecasters say nearly continuous onshore flow will keep California and portions of the Pacific Northwest in a very active, wet pattern this weekend. Rain and mountain snow is forecast for much of the western U.S. as a deep upper-level low and associated surface cold front pushes inland. Heavy rainfall is expected for the coastal areas and the nearby mountains, with some locations getting in excess of 4 inches of rainfall by Saturday morning (2/16). The extent of this on

Watch as an immense area of severe weather develops over North and South Carolina and southern Virginia in this amazing 1-minute visible imagery captured by GOES-16 yesterday, July 23, 2017. According to reports from several media outlets, the Carolinas appear to have taken the brunt of these storms, which produced torrential rains and hail, strong winds, and frequent lightning that flooded streets, damaged homes, downed trees and left thousands without power. Created with the Advanced Baseline

1.5K views · 98 reactions | This overnight time-lapsed imagery from GOES East shows the weather systems and lightning that have been tracking across the U.S. As the sun rises this morning, get your forecast for today here: www.weather.gov | NOAA Satellite and Information Service | Facebook