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Storms to bring heavy snow, powerful winds and dangerous surf to the West

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Haworth, J. (2026, November 13). Storms to bring heavy snow, powerful winds and dangerous surf to the West. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/US/storms-bring-heavy-snow-powerful-winds-dangerous-surf/story?id=138104059

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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-11-13 · by Jon Haworth

Quick Summary

A series of winter storms will move across the West over the coming week, with a pattern of frequent storms expected over the next six months due to a record El Niño. The first round of precipitation arrives Friday, bringing up to 2 feet of snow to the Sierra Nevada and wind gusts of up to 90 mph along mountain ridges. A high surf warning is in effect from Monterey to Crescent City, where waves could reach 35 feet by Saturday, while wind advisories affect more than 5 million people across Oregon, Nevada, and California.
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Topics

California El Niño Oregon Truckee Washington

Subjects

California GPE · 3× Oregon GPE · 3× Washington GPE · 2× Crescent City GPE · 1× Los Angeles GPE · 1× Monterey GPE · 1× Nevada GPE · 1× Truckee GPE · 1×

Narrative

The highest tide in the Bay Area is expected around 12:50 p.m. local time, while high tide in Los Angeles is expected around 10 a.m. In Southern California, a high surf advisory is in effect for waves of 8 to 14 feet from Friday through Tuesday.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-13
A series of storms will move across the West over the coming week, a pattern expected to occur frequently over the next six months as a record El Niño pattern takes hold.
2026-11-13 · ABC News (US)
Storms to bring heavy snow, powerful winds and dangerous surf to the West · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 2 hedged)

Storms to bring heavy snow, powerful winds and dangerous surf to the West asserted
Storms → bring → West
A series of storms will move across the West over the coming week, a pattern expected to occur frequently over the next six months as a record El Niño pattern takes hold. asserted
pattern → move → hold
The first round of precipitation moves in Friday, stretching from the San Francisco Bay Area to western Oregon and Washington. asserted
round → move → Oregon
Snow is expected across the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. asserted
Snow → expect → Saturday
A winter storm warning is in effect for parts of California's Sierra Nevada, including the Greater Lake Tahoe area and Mammoth Lakes, where up to 2 feet of snow is possible at the highest elevations Friday and Saturday. asserted
feet → include → elevations
Winds could gust up to 45 mph in Truckee and Lake Tahoe communities, and up to 90 mph along ridges. uncertain
Winds → gust → ridges
A high surf warning is in effect from Monterey to Crescent City, where waves could reach 25 feet Friday and 35 feet Saturday. uncertain
waves → reach → feet
Coastal flooding is possible in the Bay Area on Friday during high tide, with water levels potentially reaching 1.5 feet above normal. asserted
levels → reach → normal
The highest tide in the Bay Area is expected around 12:50 p.m. local time, while high tide in Los Angeles is expected around 10 a.m. In Southern California, a high surf advisory is in effect for waves of 8 to 14 feet from Friday through Tuesday. asserted
advisory → expect → Tuesday
Another round of mostly rain and higher-elevation snow is expected to move into Northern California, Oregon and Washington on Sunday. asserted
round → expect → Sunday
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