Heavy rain West Coast; Warm for most

 http://www.weather.com/newscenter/nationalforecast/

  

- The last significant weather system will push through central CA this Sunday with another round of heavy rain, very gusty winds, and significant high mountain snow.
  

Record Warmth Kicks Off December

 

Since we're now in December, one would think that snowflakes and frozen conditions would be in the forecast for the majority of the country. Right?
Wrong.
With the jet stream riding to the north and southerly winds at the surface, warmer-than-average air will engulf a large portion of the country through Monday.
Daily record highs will be threatened in numerous cities each day through Monday. The interactive map above displays more than 40 cities that are forecast to be within three degrees of their record high temperature on Sunday.

Heavy Rain, High Winds, Snow Pummel West 

 http://www.weather.com/news/weather-forecast/california-flood-threat-20121126

   

An atmospheric river of Pacific moisture has been soaking parts of the West Coast and will continue to do so through the weekend. Below we have a look at the forecast details followed by what we mean by the phrase atmospheric river.

Severe Thunderstorm Threat Remains Low

 http://www.weather.com/news/weather-severe/severe-weather-tracker

 

The threat of severe thunderstorms across the country will remain low through the weekend and into early next week.
We have all the maps you need to track severe weather below, including watches and warnings, radar, and our exclusive TOR:CON tornado risk forecasts.  We also have links to see what your typical climatological tornado risk is, as well as links to our iWitness photo/video galleries and our Notify! severe alerts service.

Flood Warning for Carson City County, NV

http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localstatealerts/?areaid=NVC510&phenomena=FA&office=KREV&etn=0002&significance=W&wxlayer=radar&zoom=7&camefrom=national 

.. THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM PST SUNDAY FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN CARSON CITY... SOUTHWESTERN WASHOE... WESTERN DOUGLAS AND WESTERN STOREY COUNTIES...

AT 1021 AM PST AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO IMPACT FAR WESTERN NEVADA THIS MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS SO FAR TODAY ARE BETWEEN 0.50 TO 1 INCH ON VALLEY FLOORS AND NEAR 2 INCHES IN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. RAIN SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE AROUND 12 PM.