National Weather Service

The unprecedented fire season has already killed 30 people, and burned down thousands of buildings and homes, forcing over 96,000 residents to evacuate.

The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings throughout parts of the state. Cal Fire says winds and low humidity are expected to exacerbate fire conditions and drive up temperatures.

Officials have ordered evacuations for nearly 8,000 people in southern California, as the state continues to grapple with a rapidly growing number of COVID-19 cases.

Severe weather is impacting our listening area. In the Piedmont Triad, heavy rain, strong winds, and thunderstorms are a big concern. A flood watch remains in effect.

Winter weather is expected to move through much of the Triad and High Country beginning Thursday night and continuing into Friday.

Inclement weather sure has a knack for bad timing. On the eve of Thanksgiving, one of the busiest travel periods of the year, high winds and heavy snow are buffeting places from Oregon to New England.

Hurricane-force winds, blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall and a "bomb cyclone" on the West Coast: Those are the dire predictions of weather forecasters.

Extensive structural damage was apparent by sunrise, but no fatalities or injuries have been reported, Mayor Eric Johnson said early Monday.

Despite coming in September, the amount of snow that just fell over two days in Great Falls is second to only one other two-day total in the city, in any month.